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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Akira’s family have in its go-bag?
(a) Masks.
(b) Scarves.
(c) Gloves.
(d) Coats.

2. What kind of restaurant does Natalie find while walking Beatriz’s dog?
(a) Cuban.
(b) Korean.
(c) Mexican.
(d) Chinese.

3. In what grade is Natalie in the novel?
(a) Sixth.
(b) Seventh.
(c) Ninth.
(d) Eighth.

4. With which of the following does the main text of the novel end?
(a) “Well, I’m back.”
(b) “Maybe, she thought, that’s what it would finally take to save the world.”
(c) “Well, I’m back.”
(d) “We dream of carving our dragon.”

5. Which of the following is the first donation Natalie and Patience receive together?
(a) Hot dog buns.
(b) Diapers.
(c) Sanitary pads.
(d) Bottled water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Akira have in her saddlebags?

2. Which of the following do Owen and George find inside Jimmy’s Place?

3. How do Patience and Natalie address the passed storm?

4. What is the name of the rally on which the Epilogue centers?

5. Which of the following does Akira sight first when she arrives home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What occasions the food shortage in Churchill that Owen recalls?

2. Why does Patience rail against the vigilantes?

3. What prevented Lars from going back after Akira?

4. Why must Akira’s family flee their home on horse?

5. Why does Owen rush to save the polar bear?

6. What preparations does Patience say should have been made before the storm came?

7. Why does Lars assert his house is safe from fire?

8. How does the novel explain what a bald in the Sierra Nevada is?

9. Why does Akira agree to participate in the rally in Washington?

10. How does the novel define a firebreak?

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