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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 much time did McVries have from the time he was notified until the walk would start?
2. In Chapter 15, what Walker begins screaming repeatedly?
3. According to Stebbins, the average housewife walks how many miles a day without realizing it?
4. What two Walkers sit down on the road in Chapter 12?
5. Where do the brothers come from?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Garraty want to see Barkovitch in Chapter 14?
2. What does McVries compare the walk to in Chapter 14?
3. What does McVries do to try to keep Garraty from obsessing over the time?
4. What is more gruesome about Olson's murder than most of the previous ones? What reactions are there?
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 Garraty feel a twinge of excitement when he sees a turnpike sign saying that Oldtown is sixteen miles away?
7. What upsets McVries about the boys in the leather jackets at the front?
8. Explain Parker's analogy about crackers and how they compare to the Walkers.
9. How does Barkovitch die?
10. What fear does Garraty begin obsessing over in Chapter 15, thanks to Stebbins, and why does it upset him so?
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
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
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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