2. How does Patty react when she can't start the car?
(a) She cries.
(b) She faints.
(c) She lauhs hysterically.
(d) She shouts at Jamie.

3. What was Earl's job in the world destroyed by the bomb?
(a) To build a castle.
(b) To find survivors.
(c) To find uncontaminated food.
(d) To build a spaceship.

4. What terrifies Jamie more than Van?
(a) The farm animals.
(b) The police sirens.
(c) Patty's terrified face.
(d) Nin's screaming.

5. What problems does the ice cause Patty?
(a) It freezes her car engine.
(b) It seals the trailer door shut.
(c) It freezes the waterpipes.
(d) It freezes the cornflakes.

6. What does Patty carry Jamie back to the trailer like?
(a) A wounded animal.
(b) A puppy.
(c) A baby.
(d) A Hollywood actress.

7. What do Jamie and his mother do instead of going shopping?
(a) Decorate a tree outside.
(b) Decorate the trailer.
(c) Work out a new magic trick.
(d) Play cards.

8. What does Jamie break in the car on the way back home from the restaurant?
(a) The car tape deck.
(b) The car window.
(c) The car radio.
(d) The car door handle.

9. Why does Van say he has come to the trailer?
(a) He wants to talk to Patty.
(b) He want to see Nin.
(c) He wants to stay the night.
(d) He wants to give Jamie his Christmas present.

10. What does Jamie do when he sees his mother's car disappear out of sight?
(a) Phones Earl.
(b) Hides Nin.
(c) Runs after her.
(d) Dives under the bed.

11. Where does Patty go to phone in sick?
(a) The butchers.
(b) The package store.
(c) The grocer's.
(d) Earl's house.

12. What does Patty get out of the cabinet when she gets home?
(a) A pack of cigarettes.
(b) A bottle of whiskey.
(c) A pack of cards.
(d) A photo album.

13. Why does Jamie feel sorry for Agnes in Chapter 5?
(a) She has a son like Van.
(b) She is very poor.
(c) She has bad skin.
(d) She is getting old.

14. How does Jamie stop Van from going into the bedroom?
(a) He steps into the hall.
(b) He loads his gun.
(c) He grabs a knife.
(d) He locks the door.

15. What is Jamie's impulse to feel when he first skates on the pond?
(a) Faint.
(b) Excited.
(c) Scared.
(d) Tearful.