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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Todd have in his pocket when he returns from digging worms?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A candy bar.
(c) Worms.
(d) Fishing line.

2. Where do Todd and Lisa sleep?
(a) In a room in the basement.
(b) In Todd's bedroom.
(c) In their bedrooms.
(d) In the living room.

3. What does Lisa say the kids can use as a way of summoning help if there's a problem while they're patrolling?
(a) A car horn.
(b) A gun.
(c) A trumpet.
(d) A scream.

4. What is the last thing Todd says before they go to sleep that night?
(a) Can we go fishing tomorrow?
(b) I'm glad you're my sister.
(c) Will you tell me a story?
(d) I want to learn to drive.

5. Why does Lisa take a wicker basket with her?
(a) In case she finds a chicken.
(b) To sleep in if she has to spend the night away.
(c) To carry clothes in.
(d) To carry tools in.

6. Which of the following are among the things Lisa has for them to eat at the campfire?
(a) Oatmeal cookies.
(b) Fresh fruit.
(c) Dill pickles.
(d) Marshmallows.

7. How does Lisa first come up with the idea of a warehouse full of food?
(a) A neighborhood boy tells her.
(b) Todd tells her.
(c) She remembers that her mother had once taken her there.
(d) She dreams about it.

8. What tool do they use to get through the window and into the warehouse?
(a) A screwdriver.
(b) A hammer.
(c) A wrench.
(d) A hacksaw.

9. What does Lisa see that makes her start to drive away from the warehouse without looking inside?
(a) Ten or more stray dogs.
(b) A large group of boys.
(c) Broken windows.
(d) A bunch of rats.

10. What is the snack Lisa is going to serve to the children who attend the meeting?
(a) S'mores.
(b) Popcorn.
(c) Chocolate bars.
(d) Hot dogs.

11. Where do Lisa and Todd go to spend the night after returning home from the warehouse?
(a) Craig's house.
(b) Home.
(c) Jill's house.
(d) The warehouse.

12. Where do the children plan to get guns and ammunition for their home defense plan?
(a) From a military depot a few miles from town.
(b) Their fathers' gun safes.
(c) The police department.
(d) Where ever they can find them.

13. What is the sound Lisa rigs up to be an alarm in case of intruders?
(a) A car horn blowing.
(b) A dog howling.
(c) Tin cans falling.
(d) The blowing of a trumped.

14. What is the alarm sound for Craig's house?
(a) A shot from a gun.
(b) A cowbell.
(c) A firecracker.
(d) A whistle.

15. What do the children discover Lisa and Todd are doing when they disappear from the singing?
(a) Lisa is teaching Todd to drive.
(b) They are looking for a new place to live.
(c) They are building a fence.
(d) They are gone for another load of sodas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the children go to sing after it gets cold outside?

2. What is the problem Lisa discovers with the car when she goes outside the following morning?

3. What kind of injuries does Todd have when Lisa gets home with the second load of supplies?

4. Who is appointed to head up the militia?

5. What is the first promise Lisa asks Craig to make in chapter six?

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