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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. How many blocks from the distribution center is the line when Alex and Julie arrive?

2. By August 8, how many signatures is Alex able to get from the elderly he checks on daily?

3. What is Alex's ethnicity?

4. How long has Alex known Chris?

5. When Alex returns to school in Chapter 3, where are students to report?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Uncle Jimmy say happened to cause the emergency?

3. Why does Father Franco tell his parishioners to boil their drinking water and wear insect repellent?

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

5. At the end of August, what happened to Julie's garden?

6. Why does Kevin take vodka rather than food for the items he collects body shopping?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapters 13-14, Alex worries about his sisters and wants to get them out of New York City. Discuss places Alex and his sisters could have gone and which option Alex chooses.

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 7, Alex begins to realize that rules are sometimes meant to be broken. The objective of this lesson is to discuss how and why Alex begins to realize that sometimes rules are meant to be broken.

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