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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 far does Alex think he will have to shovel snow in order to get to the Port Authority?

2. Where is Chris Flynn's father's office?

3. Why did Bri take the elevator to the basement the day she died?

4. What temperature had Alex thought heaven would be?

5. Where does Alex tell Julie that he has gone when he leaves her a note in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Alex get worried when it snows?

2. Why does Alex decide to move on a Wednesday?

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

4. Why do James and Tony need to speak to Alex at the beginning of Chapter 12?

5. How did Bri die?

6. By December 5, what does Harvey want the boys to look for when they body shop?

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

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

9. Why doesn't Bri want to leave the apartment building?

10. Why does Kevin get his mother vodka?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 17, Alex still has hope even through the long tortuous walk to the Port Authority. The objective of this lesson is to discuss hope and where Alex and Bri find hope.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 14, Alex feels like an outsider in New York for the first time in his life, although he has felt like an outsider other places. Discuss where and why Alex has felt like an outsider.

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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