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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. In Chapter 1, what is the skinny blond boy in the tree eating?

2. What is compared to old silk in Chapter 1?

3. Why is Garraty fascinated by Scramm?

4. Garraty recalls reading a story in eighth grade about the crowds that gather at fatal accidents. Who wrote the story?

5. Who says, "Just go on dancing with me like this forever"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. Describe McVries' breakdown in Chapter 6.

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

9. What begins with Davidson's story about the hoochie-kooch tent?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As Garraty becomes more tired, he begins thinking of Jan more as "the best thing he had every known" and about their first real kiss. Discuss how memories and images of her keep him walking.

Essay Topic 2

Good vs. evil is a theme in "The Long Walk". Most of the Walkers with the exception of Barkovitch are considered good. The soldiers and the Major are evil. Write about this aspect of the book. Is this solely affected by point of view or there other reasons that the soldiers are viewed as evil?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 7, Garraty tells the other boys that his dad was Squaded, and Baker talks about participating in something that was a Squading offense. In this book, the author has provided clues about the Squad. Discuss what you know about the Squad, and describe what you believe "Squaded" and "Squading" refers to.

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