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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. Olson says they've got infrared sweep-scopes in addition to how many kinds of monitoring gear?

2. After Harkness receives his ticket, what gas station do the Walkers approach?

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

4. What town is mentioned in Chapter 2 as seven miles away?

5. When the boys "wake" in Chapter 6, what does McVries offer Garraty to eat?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Garraty's hometown.

3. What happens to the boy named Travin?

4. Describe McVries' breakdown in Chapter 6.

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

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

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

8. Describe Limestone.

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

10. What is the half-track?

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

Garraty observes a family having a picnic on the side of the road and calls them freaks for eating and watching as starving boys pass them by. Later, Stebbins refers to the Long Walk as the national pastime. Why do you think people line up to watch boys die?

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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