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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 restaurants does Garraty notice in Limestone?

2. Whom does one of the highway repair men have ten bucks bet on?

3. What does Hint 12 recommend?

4. Who approaches the Walkers at 5:30 a.m. on May 2?

5. Who asks the other boys about enemas?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 5, McVries believes he has discovered the secret to the race. What is it?

3. Describe Limestone.

4. What happens to Curley in Chapter 2?

5. Describe what happens between Rank and Barkovitch.

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

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

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

9. Describe McVries' breakdown in Chapter 6.

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 3, McVries notes the passing of their first cemetery, "our first boneyard." At this point, death is not something the boys can ignore anymore. Many realize that they will most likely die before this is all over because their can only be one winner. Explain how attitudes and expectations about death change during "The Long Walk".

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