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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 Jill say when Lisa demands that her children help patrol Grand Avenue to protect against attacks?

2. Where does Lisa find the note from the farmer?

3. What is the idea Eileen comes up with for a fun weapon?

4. What is the sound Lisa rigs up to be an alarm in case of intruders?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of life does Craig wish for and what is Lisa's response?

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

3. What is the plan Craig and Lisa come up with about storing the food?

4. How has Lisa's relationship with Todd changed and what is her attitude about that?

5. What does Lisa discover when she returns to the house with the second load of supplies from the farm?

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

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

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

9. What is Jill's argument when Lisa says the children at Jill's house will have to help with patrols? What is Lisa's response?

10. What does Lisa start to say about the children who didn't come out to fight off the gang, why does she change her mind and why does she let the children tell the story any way they choose?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Lisa believe that the city is better than the farm? Why does Craig believe the farm is better than the city? Which is correct?

Essay Topic 2

List at least two important lessons Lisa learns over the course of the story. How does she learn each lesson? How does each help her in her role as leader?

Essay Topic 3

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

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