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

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

3. Who says, "My home is Barsoom, Mars"?

4. What does Hint 12 recommend?

5. In Chapter 5, how many miles does Olson announce is it to Oldtown?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Garraty's mother.

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

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

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

8. What is the half-track?

9. Describe Garraty's hometown.

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

In Chapter 14, Garraty antagonizes Barkovitch, but in the next chapter, Stebbins does the same to him. Why does Garraty do it? Stebbins? Is it for the same or different reasons? Is it a conscious decision that either makes?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 12, the reader finds out more about the reality that "The Long Walk" takes place when Stebbins says that the urge to do good is "when the old realities and moralities are starting to sink in. In the old days, before the Change and the Squads,...they used to set up foundations and build libraries..." Discuss what you believe led to the Change and the Squads and how life changed for people.

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