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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what tube did Garraty have for dinner?
(a) Pork paste.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Processed tuna fish.
(d) Cheese.

2. Why does McVries get a warning in Chapter 3?
(a) Standing still.
(b) Taking too long to zip up his pants.
(c) Sitting down.
(d) Changing clothes.

3. Who brought raw hamburger for the walk?
(a) McVries.
(b) Olson.
(c) Barkovitch.
(d) Stebbins.

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

5. When the boys "wake" in Chapter 6, what does McVries offer Garraty to eat?
(a) Macaroons.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) A food tube.
(d) Cheese and crackers.

6. Who dropped his food belt in Chapter 3?
(a) McVries.
(b) Garraty.
(c) Barkovitch.
(d) Olson.

7. Who gets three warnings due to a charley horse in Chapter 2?
(a) Curley.
(b) Baker.
(c) Stebbins.
(d) McVries.

8. Why is Garraty fascinated by Scramm?
(a) Because of his lack of intelligence.
(b) Because of his moose like build.
(c) Because he is married.
(d) Because he is older.

9. Who approaches the Walkers at 5:30 a.m. on May 2?
(a) News crews.
(b) The major of Augusta.
(c) The Major.
(d) Garraty's girlfriend.

10. Garraty panics in Chapter 6 when none of the faces around him are familiar. What does he briefly wonder?
(a) Whether he's successfully snuck away from the walk.
(b) If he's dead.
(c) Whether he's about to get his ticket.
(d) If he's wandered off the road to join hiking Boy Scouts.

11. After Harkness receives his ticket, what gas station do the Walkers approach?
(a) Mobil.
(b) Shamrock.
(c) Shell.
(d) Texaco.

12. Who wears horn-rimmed glasses with lenses like the bottom of Coke bottles?
(a) Baker.
(b) Olson.
(c) Stebbins.
(d) Pearson.

13. Who tries to sneak into the woods in Chapter 7?
(a) Barkovitch.
(b) Abraham.
(c) Baker.
(d) Percy.

14. What is number ten wearing when he gets shot?
(a) A red and white football jersey.
(b) Pants, but no shirt.
(c) Overalls.
(d) A fatigue jacket.

15. In Chapter 3, why is Stebbins walking hunched over?
(a) Because he's cold.
(b) He's having a cramp.
(c) He's trying to hide the fact that he's crying.
(d) To protect his jelly sandwich.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what was the longest minute of the longest night of Garraty's entire life?

2. Who describes Barkovitch as "He's just walkin' to see other people die"?

3. Which Walker has a fit of hysteria as they pass the 100-mile mark?

4. Whose rain hat flapped obscenely in a back pocket?

5. What is compared to old silk in Chapter 1?

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