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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 is Bri holding when they find her?

2. When does Alex allow Bri to go to mass?

3. What does Julie fix for Bri when she returns home?

4. Whose identification papers will Father Mulrooney give Alex?

5. From where does a man leap when Julie and Alex are walking home from school one day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Alex and Julie do before they go to look for Bri on the 27th?

2. Where do Kevin's family live and what are the conditions like there?

3. How did Bri die?

4. Why does Kevin get his mother vodka?

5. Where do Alex and Julie put Bri after she dies?

6. How did Alex's sisters get him to take aspirin?

7. What does and does not Kevin miss since the disaster?

8. What does Harvey propose to help Alex get out of New York?

9. How does Alex plan to survive nights without heat?

10. What does Harvey say about Julie's lottery ticket?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In Chapter 5, the Morales children have theories about why their mother hasn't called. Discuss these reasons.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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