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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many warnings does Garraty have when they are almost at 50 miles?
(a) None.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Garraty's first real kiss and with whom?

2. In Chapter 3, why is Stebbins walking hunched over?

3. How old is Garraty?

4. Who receives Number 100?

5. Who gets three warnings due to a charley horse in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe McVries' breakdown in Chapter 6.

2. Describe Garraty's mother.

3. What happened to Baker's brother?

4. What happened two years ago at the marker post that Olson points to?

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

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

7. Describe Limestone.

8. Describe what happens between Rank and Barkovitch.

9. What causes the boys to collectively groan in Chapter 4 and why?

10. Garraty begins half-dozing while walking after leaving Caribou. What images go through his mind?

(see the answer keys)

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