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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. Who says to Garraty, "you're the bee's knees"?

2. What does Barkovitch say that he wants as his prize?

3. What does Garraty compare the crowd in Augusta to?

4. Whom does the woman scream for at the end of Chapter 10?

5. Why was one of the women in the crowd a standout in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What upsets McVries about the boys in the leather jackets at the front?

2. When Garraty resumes walking in Chapter 13, why does he feel resentful?

3. What would Garraty like to be doing on an 80-degree day if he weren't on the walk?

4. When it becomes inevitable that Scramm will die, what do the other Walkers decide to do?

5. What is Pearson's plan for when he feels like he can't go on and why won't it work, according to Garraty?

6. Why does McVries pull Garraty away from his girlfriend?

7. What happens to Garraty's leg in Chapter 13?

8. Explain Parker's analogy about crackers and how they compare to the Walkers.

9. Garraty was once frightened by a movie starting Robert Mitchum. What was the movie about and why is Garraty thinking about it?

10. What does McVries do to try to keep Garraty from obsessing over the time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The author provides hints about the prize throughout the book. Scramm tells Garraty that most of the boys didn't "get into this thinking of winning the Prize" and implies that this is why they won't win. Later, Pearson indicates the Prize is having his heart's desire, but right now he would rather have his life. Discuss the significance of the Prize in the motivation of the characters.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the dark figure beckoning to Garraty at the end of the book. What/who do you think it is?

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