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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. Why does Lev suddenly want to take care of Cyrus?
(a) He is afraid Cyrus will die.
(b) He thinks it is his religious duty.
(c) He needs them to keep walking.
(d) He feels bad about his problems.

2. How long are Risa and Connor shuffled around before they end up in the warehouse by the airport?
(a) Three days.
(b) Three months.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Three hours.

3. Who brings dinner to the Unwinds on Christmas?
(a) The fatigues.
(b) Hannah.
(c) Roland and his friends.
(d) Lev and Cyrus.

4. How does Lev feel about being a tithe and his journey to be unwound?
(a) He is afraid and does not understand what will happen to him.
(b) He is angry at his family and is plotting an escape.
(c) He is a depressed young man who looks forward to the harvest camp.
(d) He is proud of his contribution to God and society.

5. Why does Risa want to test Lev?
(a) To see if he is trying to spy on them.
(b) To see if he is going to stay or run.
(c) To make him tougher.
(d) To see if he is really an Unwind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Connor think about Risa's plan to test Lev?

2. Which character becomes the leader of the trio?

3. Who is the legendary figure the kids talk about in the woods, the figure who went crazy?

4. Why do Risa and Connor argue?

5. What does Lev believe is going on when he wakes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is it possible that Hannah's position as a teacher makes her more inclined to help the Unwinds in chapter 16?

2. In chapter 21 Lev meets Cyrus Finch, CyFi for short. How is his name a play on words?

3. What is the significance of Lev's realization that Levi Jedediah Calder no longer exists in chapter 18?

4. In chapter 20, Hannah tells Risa that she and her husband will raise Didi. How does this scene show how Risa's feelings have changed toward the Storked baby?

5. In chapter 4, why is Lev frightened by Connor when he is pulled out of the car?

6. How does Connor feel when his girlfriend, Ariana, will not run away with him?

7. In chapter 7, the Unwinds find themselves in the woods for the night. Why is their ability to trust each other imperative?

8. Explain what CyFi might mean when he says in chapter 21, "I ain't no runaway - I'm a run-to." (Part Three, Chap. 21, p.122)

9. In chapter 24, Risa is almost raped by Roland. What does her anger at Connor tell the reader about her feelings for Connor?

10. What do Risa's actions in the woods, in chapter 5, show the reader about her character?

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