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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 last thing does Alex look for before he and Julie leave?

2. When does Alex announce that they are moving?

3. When Alex is sick and dreaming, who does he think is standing next to his borthe Carlos sobbing hysterically?

4. When does Julie tell her siblings that she had planned to check her lottery tickets?

5. Whose identification papers will be given to Julie?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Alex thank Christ after he finds Bri?

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

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

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

5. How did Bri die?

6. What does Bri want to do to celebrate her father's birthday?

7. Why was Bri sent home?

8. Why does Alex get worried when it snows?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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 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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