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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. Where do Todd and Jill go the morning after Lisa's surgery?

2. Who does Lisa say can get the toys?

3. Who shoots Lisa?

4. What does Lisa discover has happened to the dogs when she goes down from the rooftop?

5. What does Craig say Erika's job will be on the farm?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tom tell Lisa when she arrives in the chamber?

2. What are some of the changes other children around town notice after Lisa and the others move into Glenbard?

3. Describe the conversation between Lisa and Todd when Todd enters the chamber.

4. What is Jill supposed to do when she returns to the city?

5. What does Lisa do in the first days after her house burns and what does she feel during this time?

6. What are Lisa's thoughts when she finds herself alone in the chamber room with Tom?

7. What are some of the rules Lisa puts in place as soon as the children are moved into the new city?

8. Describe the celebration the children have on the roof when their work is finished?

9. How does Lisa come up with the idea to move to the school?

10. What are the reasons Lisa gives for defending her statement that she owns the city?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Some of the kids say Lisa is selfish when she refers to the city as hers. Are they right? What is Lisa's argument? Is she right? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

How does Lisa become a leader? What are the qualities that make her suited to this job?

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