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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. Why do members of the Chidester Gang think Tom Logan is dead?

2. Where do the children plan to get guns and ammunition for their home defense plan?

3. What does Lisa say the kids can use as a way of summoning help if there's a problem while they're patrolling?

4. What is the sight Lisa and Todd see when they arrive home?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Lisa and Craig get to the warehouse and how they get in.

2. What does Lisa think about while she and Todd are eating dinner?

3. How does Todd decide to go fishing, how does he get ready to go and what's his attitude when he returns?

4. What are some of the suggestions the other children have as an alternative to forming a militia?

5. How does Lisa explain the word "logical" to Todd?

6. What are the situations Lisa finds at Jill's house and at Craig's house?

7. Describe the party Lisa and the other children have at Lake Ellyn.

8. Briefly describe the letter Lisa finds on the table in the farm house.

9. How is the Chidester gang chased off when the attack the neighborhood while Craig and Lisa are away?

10. What are some of the things Lisa takes from the house she breaks into?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Aside from the high school, what are three important settings in the story? Describe each and describe the role it plays in the story.

Essay Topic 2

How does Lisa survive in the first months after the plague? What is it that keeps her motivated? What are her biggest concerns?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Todd? Jill? Craig? Charlie? Julie? Tom? Elaine? What is the role of each in the story? How are each connected to Lisa?

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