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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 Tony Loretto's mother believe that mandatory evacuations will occur by September?

2. What subjects will the new headmaster teach?

3. Where does Alex want to go to college?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Alex's new headmaster.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 10, James Flaherty returns from a summer spent in Pennsylvania. Compare and contrast the conditions in New York City and in Pennsylvania.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 15, Alex has an external conflict that he is struggling with. Then he faces some internal conflicts because of decisions he has made. Discuss conflicts that Alex faced throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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