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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. How long has it been since Garraty has seen his father?

2. Whom did Garraty play doctor with when he was five years old?

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

4. Where do the boys expect to see the ocean?

5. What time does Garraty's watch say when the Major begins the competition?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes the boys to collectively groan in Chapter 4 and why?

2. What is the half-track?

3. What does Harkness want to do when the Long Walk ends?

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

5. Who is number 45, and what happens to him?

6. Describe McVries' breakdown in Chapter 6.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 15, Baker says, "all we are is mice in a trap." Discuss this statement. Be sure to include whether you agree or disagree and why.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 13, Garraty is seconds away from getting his ticket. His internal monologue is rambling, but he keeps mentioning "the phone" and the sounds thundering around him. Discuss what Garraty was going through in those last minutes and what led to his getting up to rejoin the walk just in time.

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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