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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 Lisa think when she notices the clock at midnight?

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

3. Why does Lisa say Todd can't go with her on her first car ride?

4. What is written on the outside of the sealed letter Lisa finds on a desk?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Lisa thinking as she and Craig go to the warehouse in two cars one night?

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

3. What are some of the options Lisa can think of as ways to get food?

4. Who is Jill and what does she demand of Lisa? Why does she feel Lisa should help her and what does Lisa think?

5. Briefly describe the story Lisa tells Todd the night after the gang steals the food Lisa brought from the farm.

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

7. What kind of training do the children dislike most and who is teaching them about this?

8. How do Lisa and Todd arrange an alarm system to alert them to intruders?

9. Describe what Lisa imagines she'll find in a grocery warehouse and how she comes up with the idea.

10. What does Lisa find in her closet that reminds her of her old life, and how does she feel when she finds it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the sense of duty Lisa feels toward the children who live in the high school. Why does she feel this way? Craig initially feels a sense of duty as well and puts off his own dream of farming to be the leader of the militia and to teach the children. What changes for Craig? Was he wrong? Compare the attitudes of Lisa and Craig.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Jill take in so many children when she's having trouble feeding them all? Was she right to do this? Support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Describe at least three situations in which Lisa doubts herself or her decisions. How are the three different? How are they the same? What does Lisa learn from each?

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