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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many cars does Lisa see driving along as she walks home?
(a) Four.
(b) Dozens.
(c) None.
(d) One.

2. What color are the letters of the grocery warehouse sign?
(a) Purple.
(b) Blue.
(c) Orange.
(d) Red.

3. What were the meetings that Lisa attended on Mondays before the plague?
(a) Science Club.
(b) Girl Scouts.
(c) 4-H.
(d) Drama Club.

4. Why does Charlie say he helped the gang steal food from Lisa?
(a) He wants to be cool .
(b) He thought it was the only way he could get food.
(c) He didn't want the other boys to call him chicken.
(d) He was too lazy to go look for food on his own.

5. What kind of training happens at nine each morning?
(a) Throwing bombs.
(b) Target practice.
(c) Running.
(d) Driving.

6. How many fish does Todd bring home after his first fishing trip?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) None.

7. What does Lisa find in the barn of the first farm she visits?
(a) Nothing but hay.
(b) Dead cows.
(c) Chickens.
(d) A tractor and other equipment.

8. What does Lisa provide for the children to drink during the meeting?
(a) Juice.
(b) Soda.
(c) Water.
(d) Wine.

9. What is the problem Lisa discovers with the car when she goes outside the following morning?
(a) All the windows are broken out.
(b) The tires are flat.
(c) It's been burned.
(d) It's gone.

10. 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 gun.
(b) A trumpet.
(c) A car horn.
(d) A scream.

11. What does Lisa say she had been doing a few weeks ago?
(a) Fighting with the boy down the street.
(b) Sitting in social studies class.
(c) Figuring out where to get food.
(d) Eating pizza with her mom and dad.

12. Who is appointed to head up the militia?
(a) Craig.
(b) Todd.
(c) Julie.
(d) Steve.

13. What is the sight Lisa and Todd see when they arrive home?
(a) Their house is on fire.
(b) The children are having a bonfire.
(c) The gang is stealing their food.
(d) The children are all outside playing.

14. What is the first promise Lisa asks Craig to make in chapter six?
(a) That he won't tell anyone where they're getting supplies.
(b) That he'll help her fight the gangs.
(c) That he'll leave the city with her.
(d) That he'll show her how to grow food.

15. What does Lisa think she might be able to find if she rides north from her house to farms?
(a) More children .
(b) A cow for milk.
(c) Some adults.
(d) A live chicken for eggs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Todd have in his pocket when he returns from digging worms?

2. Where do Lisa and Todd go to spend the night after returning home from the warehouse?

3. In Lisa's story, what is the idea the little boy has to make their lives better?

4. Why does Todd no longer want to be called "Toddy-boy?"

5. How long does it take Lisa and Todd to load the supplies into the car?

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