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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 is Mark's blanket described as being made from in Chapter 1?

2. What is the virus code number printed on the box of darts in Chapter 6?

3. How many years before the Prologue does Chapter 1 begin?

4. What do the people do after they exit the aircraft in Chapter 3?

5. In Chapter 2, Trina tells Mark she hasn't had a perfect day since she turned what age?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alec confront the pilots once he enters the cockpit of the Berg in Chapter 7?

2. What leads to the separation of Mark and Alec from the others in their group in Chapter 22?

3. What is described as Trina's favorite activity in Chapter 1? Where does Trina live?

4. How is the Berg described in Chapter 3? What happens when the Berg's ramp opens up?

5. What does Mark discover as Alec tries to get into the cockpit of the Berg in Chapter 6?

6. What does Alec reveal to be the cause of the destruction in the flashback in Chapter 19?

7. Where do Mark and his friends take refuge from the destruction in the flashback in Chapter 20? Who accompanies him?

8. What information does Jed reveal to Mark and Alec in Chapter 25? What interrupts Jed?

9. What does Alec surmise about the abandoned camp in Chapter 28?

10. Why does Lana tell Mark and Trina to hurry in Chapter 2? What is their mission for the day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How has Trina's character changed once she has become infected with the Flare virus? How would you compare the progression of Trina's illness with the other characters in the novel? How does Trina behave differently toward Mark?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the Berg that lands in Mark and Alec's settlement in the beginning of the novel. Who emerges from the Berg and what do they do? How do Alec and Mark manage to take down the Berg? What do they discover once they have taken it down?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the impacts of the sun flares on the earth as examined in the novel. When do the sun flares begin? How long do they last? How many people are killed by the effects of the sun flares?

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