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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. Where does Alex work?

2. Where is Alex's father when the moon is hit?

3. What does Julie worry won't survive in her garden now that the sun isn't shining?

4. How old is Briana?

5. How much does the customer pay that Alex is helping at the beginning of Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What are two reasons why the sky might be gray and the air taste funny?

6. Why does Alex wake up on the sofa on June 30?

7. What is Briana's schedule at the farm?

8. Why are there no convents that can take Julie?

9. What does Alex see when he approaches his apartment after work on May 18?

10. What advice does Sister Rita give Alex?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 17, Alex realizes that Bri and Julie have been taking care of him just as he has taken care of them. Discuss how the siblings have been taking care of one another.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 5, Bri is invited to live in a convent in upstate New York. Compare how Alex, Bri, and Julie feel about the invitation.

Essay Topic 3

At the end of Chapter 4, Alex realizes that the future he dreamed of no longer matters. Compare and contrast the future Alex dreamed of before the disaster and the future he sees after the disaster.

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