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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. What does Sonia have in her cellar?
(a) Unwinds who are hiding like Connor, Risa and Lev.
(b) Food and water for the trio to take on the run.
(c) A tunnel to escape the city.
(d) A room full of storked babies like Didi.

2. Where do the boys sleep for the night as they are walking along the railroad tracks?
(a) With a group of campers.
(b) In an old switch shack.
(c) They do not sleep, they continue to walk all night.
(d) In a tent in the woods.

3. Why is Risa called in the headmaster's office?
(a) She is told that they will no longer pay for her piano lessons.
(b) She is informed that her piano teacher is scheduled to be unwound.
(c) She is informed that state funding for the school is running out.
(d) She is told that she will have to live at another school.

4. Who is tied to a tree at the camp?
(a) Connor.
(b) Risa.
(c) Nelson.
(d) Lev.

5. What condition is Lev in when he wakes up?
(a) He is clear headed and nervous.
(b) He is tired and goes back to sleep.
(c) He is relieved he is safe and feels good.
(d) His shoulder hurts and his thinking is muddled.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lev's first impression of Cyrus?

2. What does it mean for a baby to be "storked"?

3. What happens to Didi as Risa and Connor are leaving Sonia's basement?

4. Why do Risa and Connor argue?

5. What is Connor's biggest fear?

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

3. Why isn't Risa more supportive when Connor picks up the Storked baby in chapter 11?

4. Why does the Headmaster choose Risa to be sent to the harvest camp in chapter 2?

5. In chapter 5, Officer Nelson goes against his instincts when he agrees to help Risa. How does this hurt him?

6. What feelings does Lev's betrayal create in Connor and Risa?

7. What might have been Roland's motive when he attacked Risa in chapter 24?

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

9. What effect does Connor, Risa and Lev's sharing of their stories have on the group in chapter 7?

10. Why does Marcus object to Levi being offered by their family as a tithe when he gives his speech in chapter 3?

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