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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the man lay on top of his cart?
(a) An oxygen tank.
(b) A gun.
(c) Another Geiger counter.
(d) A dog biscuit.

2. How many people has Loomis met on his journey?
(a) None besides Ann.
(b) Several thousand.
(c) Less than a dozen.
(d) Two others besides Ann.

3. What does Loomis tell Ann he heard while delirious?
(a) Her playing the piano.
(b) Gunshots.
(c) Whispers.
(d) An owl hooting.

4. What does Ann count at Mr. Loomis' bedside?
(a) His respiration.
(b) The number of times he relives some horror.
(c) The number of times he mentions Edward's name.
(d) His heart beats.

5. Of what is the man afraid?
(a) They will not be able to live through the winter on short provisions.
(b) Ann will make him leave.
(c) He does not say why he is afraid.
(d) He will die from radiation poisoning.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what information does the book open in the first sentence?

2. What does Ann do for Mr. Loomis?

3. Of what does Loomis say Ann's family probably died?

4. Where has Ann been on the morning of the opening of the book?

5. What is wrong with Loomis at the opening of Chapter 10?

(see the answer key)

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