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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Rick wonder how he is going to leave the desert?
(a) He is afraid of the animals in the desert.
(b) He does not know the right direction.
(c) It is too hot to walk.
(d) He sees the supply truck leave.

2. How old was his grandmother when she died?
(a) 52.
(b) 45.
(c) 55.
(d) 47.

3. Where does the driver of the second car drop off Rick?
(a) On the side of the road.
(b) At a restaurant.
(c) At a gas station.
(d) At the mall.

4. What is Rick's biggest problem with escaping the detention center?
(a) Getting food.
(b) Disappointing his social worker.
(c) Where to go.
(d) Finding a car to steal.

5. How does Rick get his third ride?
(a) Talking to a trucker.
(b) Talking with a girl his age.
(c) Hiding in a camper.
(d) Holding a knife on a driver.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rick relate about his dream to the story he is reading?

2. What does Rick tell the man happened to him?

3. What does the man do about the cut on Rick's face?

4. When will the man at the camp be leaving?

5. What is a boy from Rick's unit doing in Phoenix?

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