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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Jill say when Lisa demands that her children help patrol Grand Avenue to protect against attacks?
(a) That the little kids would be too scared.
(b) That she'll take their turns.
(c) That the little kids won't do it.
(d) That most of the kids are too sick.

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

4. What do the children use to create a barrier around the houses?
(a) Boards.
(b) Booby traps.
(c) Barbed wire.
(d) Rope.

5. What kind of notebook does Lisa study before her meeting with the neighborhood children?
(a) American history.
(b) Science.
(c) Military history.
(d) Social studies.

6. What does Lisa suggest that Todd do with his morning in chapter three?
(a) Wash the dishes.
(b) Go hunting.
(c) Look for another house with food.
(d) Go fishing.

7. What does Lisa cook for their dinner?
(a) Spaghetti.
(b) Soup.
(c) A TV dinner.
(d) Macaroni and cheese.

8. What does Lisa realize she must do in order to keep the food they find safe from other children wanting to steal them?
(a) Hide them in places other kids won't look.
(b) Make them look like they are ruined.
(c) Keep only spinach in the house so others won't want them.
(d) Keep only enough food for one day at a time.

9. What does Charlie say they should do?
(a) Leave town.
(b) Form a gang of their own.
(c) Start farming.
(d) Hide

10. Where do they decide to hide the food they take from the warehouse?
(a) Half at Lisa's house and half at Craig's house.
(b) They decide not to move it at all.
(c) In six separate locations.
(d) In an old school building.

11. What kind of crops are growing in the fields of the first farm where Lisa stops?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Beans.
(c) Turnips.
(d) There aren't any crops.

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

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

14. What does Lisa tell the children they are going to do the morning after Todd stops the Chidester gang's attack?
(a) Rebuild their defense systems.
(b) Look for another place to live.
(c) Have a holiday.
(d) Practice shooting.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Craig's idea for providing food?

2. How fast do Craig and Lisa drive on their way home from the warehouse that first night?

3. What is the focus of Jill's life?

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

5. What is the snack Lisa is going to serve to the children who attend the meeting?

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