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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. When does Alex allow Bri to go to mass?

2. Where do Alex and Julie take Bri's body?

3. On September 16, what one item does Harvey refuse to trade for food?

4. What time does Alex give up trying to sleep at the beginning of Chapter 17?

5. How many stories tall is Alex's apartment building?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems does Alex see now that Bri is back and how does he plan to solve them?

2. How did Julie get lottery tickets?

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

4. Why can't Alex get into other apartments than the ones that he has keys for?

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

6. Why does Kevin get his mother vodka?

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

8. Why aren't Alex and his sisters able to get out of New York City on the convoy?

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

10. At the beginning of Chapter 11, why does Alex think something is wrong when he and Julie approach their apartment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 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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