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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 the C.O.R.E. stand for?
(a) Common Origins of Races and Elements.
(b) Congress of Racial Equity.
(c) Continual Offering for Rights and Equity.
(d) Community of Rights for Everyone.

2. Who slept through the entire disaster after the big boom?
(a) Mr. Robert.
(b) Momma.
(c) Grandma.
(d) Byron.

3. Where did the big boom occur?
(a) The church.
(b) The school.
(c) The town square.
(d) The lake.

4. What does Dad call the family when they all wake up in the car in Chapter 11?
(a) Silly Northerners
(b) Zombies.
(c) Sleepy heads.
(d) Southerners.

5. Who does Byron invite to go to the lake with him in Chapter 12?
(a) Dad.
(b) Mr. Redding.
(c) Momma.
(d) Kenny.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Kenny hide at his house in Chapter 15?

2. Who was most effected by the bombing?

3. What part of the lake does Grandma say to stay away from?

4. What once tried to drown the hunting dog?

5. Why does Grandma say to stay away from a certain part of the lake?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first chore Grandma gives Byron, and how does he respond to this?

2. What has Dad planned for the trip despite Momma's intense research?

3. What does Kenny first think when Joey talks to him in his room in Chapter 14?

4. How does Joey react when Mrs. Davidson brings her a present, and what does Momma say about this?

5. What was Kenny ashamed about after the bombing?

6. What saps the energy out of Kenny in Alabama?

7. In Chapter 11, how does Kenny realize how long they have really been in the car?

8. What bothers the Watson kids so much at their first stop along the road trip?

9. What does Byron seem to like about being in Alabama?

10. Why does Kenny want to go to Collier's Landing, and how do his siblings react to this?

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