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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 6, whom does Garraty realize is gone when he looks around at 4 a.m.?

2. What is Baker regularly popping into his mouth in Chapter 8?

3. Which Walker is from Washington, D.C.?

4. Who says or thinks, "I could just die laughing, wouldn't that be a scream"?

5. How fast must the boys walk not to receive a warning?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens with Hint 10 in Chapter 3?

2. 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?

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

4. What happened to Baker's brother?

5. Sum up what the boys have to say about love and death in Chapter 4.

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

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

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

9. What is the half-track?

10. What happens to Percy's mother in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the first two chapters, Garraty meets and makes a connection with other Walkers. He later says it was probably a mistake to have done so. Why?

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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