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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 15, Garraty realizes he must go on for what reason?
(a) Because he is Maine's Own.
(b) To make Jan proud.
(c) Because otherwise he's be shot.
(d) To make his father proud.

2. What does the soldier who gives Garraty his third warning look like?
(a) Young and blond.
(b) Young and dark.
(c) Older with white blond hair.
(d) Middle-age and graying.

3. Who is Dom L'Antio?
(a) An Italian man who if offering drinks to the Walkers.
(b) An Italian man who wants to give watermelon to the Walkers.
(c) A journalist who wants to interview the boys.
(d) An Italian man who is angry at the Walkers.

4. Who are the guys in the leather jackets at the front of the walk?
(a) Lee and Tom.
(b) Noah and Jerry.
(c) Josh and Alan.
(d) Joe and Mike.

5. Who says, "None of us really has anything to lose. That makes it easier to give away"?
(a) Garraty.
(b) Scramm.
(c) Stebbins.
(d) McVries.

6. Who describes his feet as having migraines in Chapter 15?
(a) Garraty.
(b) Abraham.
(c) Pearson.
(d) Barkovitch.

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

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

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

10. What three Walkers did people from out-of-state cheer for?
(a) Barkovitch, Pearson, Wyman.
(b) Parker, McVries, Johnson.
(c) Olson, Abraham, Washington.
(d) Scramm, Baker, Abraham.

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

12. 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) Dr. Gerard, pediatrician.
(d) Mr. Fields, lawyer.

13. What are Veazie and Winterport, mentioned in Chapter 12?
(a) Old friends of Garraty that he dreams about.
(b) Names on overhead signs seen during the night.
(c) Names of Walkers.
(d) Street names.

14. What college do the young men who make a human pyramid attend?
(a) University of Maine.
(b) University of New Hampshire.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Maine State University.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What Walker received his ticket in Augusta in the midst of the cheering?

2. What does Garraty tell McVries about Barkovitch winning in Chapter 9?

3. What is the big highway?

4. What are Abraham and Baker doing when Chapter 13 begins?

5. Who is the Walker who hasn't talked to anyone in two hours nor touched his canteen in Chapter 9?

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