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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time is the mass that Alex attends in Chapter 2?

2. Why do New Yorkers have to start boiling their water?

3. In Tokyo, how many were killed during food riots by June 4?

4. What time does Alex get up on July 1?

5. At what time does Alex finally get a dial tone so he can try to call Bri?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Chris give Alex his father's business card?

2. Where does Brianna have a chance to go?

3. Where is Uncle Jimmy and his family going and why?

4. Why does Alex tell his sisters that their parents are never coming back?

5. Why does Briana think that the blackout has something to do with the moon?

6. What does Alex learn about conditions in Puerto Rico in Chapter 4?

7. What advice does Sister Rita give Alex?

8. Why is it so important for Alex and Julie to get to Morse before eight?

9. What does Alex learn about the situation in New York from the television news stations?

10. When Father Mulrooney tells Alex he can't have lunch because he hasn't done his work, why does Alex just leave?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 7, Alex and Julie go to their first food distribution. Discuss the food distribution and whether it solves or creates problems.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 11 Bri comes home. Discuss why Bri and five other girls returned to New York.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 3, Alex considers rules and the structure they impose. Discuss rules and Alex's feelings about rules.

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