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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 landmark has Alex heard was destroyed during the disaster?

2. How often does Alex try on Bri's birthday to get a dial tone and call her?

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

4. On what day does Alex return to school?

5. What number bus is Alex assigned to to take him to Yankee Stadium?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Alex and Julie get food to replace their dwindling supplies?

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

3. Why does Bri think her mother hasn't called?

4. Why is Alex's father gone at the time the novel opens?

5. Why is it thought that there will be more tsunamis?

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

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

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

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

10. Who is the new headmaster for Alex's school after the disaster?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapters 15-16, their is a feeling of dread mixed with the hope that Alex feels as he counts down the days to the convoy. Discuss the overall mood of "The Dead and the Gone".

Essay Topic 2

In Chapters 9-10, there are more health concerns and more people die. Discuss the health conditions after the disaster and how they were dealt with.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 11, Alex decides to throw Julie a birthday party. Discuss Julie's birthday party and what it meant to everyone to be able to have a birthday party.

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