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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 does Tony give Alex on October 28?

2. A few years before the disaster, how much money did Alex's father win from lottery tickets?

3. Where will Sister Rita go?

4. What is the temperature on September 16?

5. When does Alex tell Bri that they are leaving?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Alex get worried when it snows?

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

3. Why does Kevin get his mother vodka?

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

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

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

7. How does Kevin die?

8. How long was Alex sick?

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

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

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 11 Bri comes home. Discuss why Bri and five other girls returned to New York.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapters 15-16, their is a feeling of dread mixed with the hope that Alex feels as he counts down the days to the convoy. Discuss the overall mood of "The Dead and the Gone".

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