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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the Walker who hasn't talked to anyone in two hours nor touched his canteen in Chapter 9?
(a) Olson.
(b) McVries.
(c) Scramm.
(d) Pearson.

2. Where did Garraty and Jan sometimes stop after going to the movies?
(a) Dairy Queen.
(b) Dairy Stop.
(c) Dairy Ice.
(d) Dairy Joy.

3. Garraty remembers getting water cramps once after drinking a lot of ice-cold water. What activity had made him so thirsty?
(a) Running track.
(b) A stomach virus.
(c) Hiking with his dad.
(d) Helping neighbors get in their hay.

4. Who says, "he died like a bug under a microscope"?
(a) Baker.
(b) Stebbins.
(c) Garraty.
(d) McVries.

5. What road do the Walkers take out of Augusta?
(a) Interstate 10.
(b) U.S. 202.
(c) Highway 3.
(d) County Road 112.

6. How do the Walkers plan on responding to what awaits them on the entrance ramp of the turnpike in Chapter 11?
(a) A forty-six man raspberry.
(b) Ignoring it.
(c) Mooning the crowd.
(d) By standing in place.

7. What does Barkovitch say that he wants as his prize?
(a) Plastic feet.
(b) To never walk again.
(c) A million dollars.
(d) A mansion.

8. What number was Abraham drawn as from the list of Walkers?
(a) Ninety.
(b) Three.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Alternate.

9. Who took the test on the spur of the moment because he had his Work Permit that allowed him into the gym?
(a) McVries.
(b) Baker.
(c) Parker.
(d) Abraham.

10. What two Walkers sit down on the road in Chapter 12?
(a) Scramm and Mike.
(b) Pearson and Scramm.
(c) Joe and Scramm.
(d) Mike and Joe.

11. Why was one of the women in the crowd a standout in Chapter 11?
(a) Because she's hold a crow in its cage.
(b) Because she is announcing her candidacy for major.
(c) Because she is singing.
(d) Because she has no legs.

12. Baker talks about which of his aunts with the others?
(a) Aunt Maggie.
(b) Aunt Hattie.
(c) Aunt Betty.
(d) Aunt Kathy.

13. In Chapter 15, what Walker begins screaming repeatedly?
(a) Abraham.
(b) Klingerman.
(c) Parker.
(d) Pearson.

14. During Chapter 15, who begins to remember all the first nice things that have happened to him in his life?
(a) Parker.
(b) Garraty.
(c) McVries.
(d) Baker.

15. What is Jan waving when Garraty first sees her?
(a) Hand.
(b) Blue scarf.
(c) Sign.
(d) Orange hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Garraty, whose hair was going gray before he died?

2. Whom does the woman scream for at the end of Chapter 10?

3. What day of the week was it that Garraty found out that he was selected for the Walk?

4. How much time did McVries have from the time he was notified until the walk would start?

5. Who says, "None of us really has anything to lose. That makes it easier to give away"?

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