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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14 and 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which number is the first to receive a ticket?
(a) Ninety-nine.
(b) Seven.
(c) Sixty-two.
(d) Sixteen.

2. What embarrasses Number 31 in Chapter 2?
(a) Tripping over his shoelaces.
(b) His mother calling his name.
(c) Getting the first warning of the Long Walk.
(d) Being called "fatso" by another boy.

3. What does Garraty tell the other boys about his father?
(a) His dad beat his mom.
(b) His dad was a Walker.
(c) His dad died.
(d) His dad was Squaded.

4. Who is Garraty's mother's friend who tries to talk him out of the race and what does he do for a living?
(a) Mr. McBain, school principal.
(b) Dr. Patterson, diagnostician.
(c) Mr. Fields, lawyer.
(d) Dr. Gerard, pediatrician.

5. Who says, "We want to die, that's why we're doing it"?
(a) Parker.
(b) McVries.
(c) Harkness.
(d) Stebbins.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Pearson, who wants to be hurt?

2. Garraty remembers getting water cramps once after drinking a lot of ice-cold water. What activity had made him so thirsty?

3. Garraty recalls reading a story in eighth grade about the crowds that gather at fatal accidents. Who wrote the story?

4. Who describes his feet as having migraines in Chapter 15?

5. How much is bet on the Long Walk each year?

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