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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 do with the gun?

2. What does Charlie say when Lisa accuses him of telling the other children in the city she was alive?

3. Where does Lisa plan to get the toys she's promised the children?

4. What do Erika and Craig spend their day doing?

5. Why does Lisa tell Todd a story that night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is it that Todd is supposed to do once he's inside the city?

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

3. How does Todd get help for Lisa?

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

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

6. Describe the disguise Todd uses to become a spy in the city. How do the children know it's a good disguise?

7. Who has the gun at various times during the conversation between Lisa and Tom and what does each do with it?

8. Why is Tom Logan angry as he sits in Lisa's room the night after he takes over the city?

9. What do Lisa and her group find in Villa Park and why don't they stop there?

10. What are some of the defense plans and how do the children come up with these plans?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Lisa with any two other characters from the story. Remember to point out strengths and weaknesses of the characters and the roles of each in the overall story.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How does Lisa learn to drive? Why does she learn to drive? List at least two things she accomplishes because she learned to drive.

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