View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose quote begins Chapter 1?
(a) Groucho Marx.
(b) Bob Dylan.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) John F. Kennedy.

2. In Chapter 1, what is the skinny blond boy in the tree eating?
(a) A jelly sandwich.
(b) Meat paste.
(c) Crackers.
(d) Beef jerky.

3. What is the third boy who gets shot wearing?
(a) Red tee shirt and black pants.
(b) Denim jacket and jeans.
(c) Blue sweater and white clamdiggers.
(d) Sweatshirt and baggy camouflage pants.

4. In Chapter 2, who says, "I have no idea what I'll want if I do win this"?
(a) Baker.
(b) Garraty.
(c) McVries.
(d) Curley.

5. Why says, "Sinless in thought, word, and deed"?
(a) Baker.
(b) Stebbins.
(c) Garraty.
(d) McVries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens at 3 p.m. in Chapter 3?

2. Who is Freaky D'Allessio?

3. Who is responsible for the sign that the Walkers see that supports Garraty in Chapter 5?

4. Who says that Porterville is the only town where there are more graveyards than people?

5. How many boys die during Part I of "The Long Walk"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Garraty to almost lose it in Chapter 8, and how does McVries help him?

2. What happens with Hint 10 in Chapter 3?

3. Describe McVries' breakdown in Chapter 6.

4. What is the half-track?

5. Who are the first spectators that the Walkers see soon after 5 a.m. in Chapter 6?

6. Garraty feels a superior gratification in Chapter 6. Why?

7. What food does Garraty wish for in Chapter 7?

8. What greets the Walkers when they walk into Caribou city limits?

9. Why does Garraty think of Stebbins as the "lean Buddha"?

10. Why does Garraty receive a warning in Chapter 1?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 658 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample