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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What number is Garraty?

2. Who tries to sneak into the woods in Chapter 7?

3. When Chapter 8 begins, Ray vows to wait until at least what time before he eats anything?

4. How is number 38 Gribble described in Chapter 3?

5. What was the profession of Baker's uncle?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the boy in the pine tree in Chapter 1.

3. Describe what happens between Rank and Barkovitch.

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

5. What happens to Walker number 9?

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

7. What is the half-track?

8. Garraty wants to know why there aren't more people watching the Long Walk in Chapter 8. Who explains why and what is the explanation?

9. Describe Limestone.

10. Describe Garraty's hometown.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Mike and Scramm plan out the way they will end their lives, they sit down together to talk. However, Garraty notes that they aren't speaking the same language. What is the significance of this?

Essay Topic 2

When it looks like Harkness is going to get his ticket, Garraty realizes logically that that will help him. What does he mean when he thinks, "But something went deeper, a truer, more frightening logic. Harkness was a part of the group that Garraty was a part of, a segment of his subclan."

Essay Topic 3

What would you have done if you were one of the Walkers? Would you still be walking to the end? What would your physical and emotional condition be?

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