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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 Loomis do with Faro?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Kicks him.
(c) Feeds him and then ties him.
(d) Sends him away.

2. What supports Ann's theory about Loomis and Edward?
(a) A letter Ann finds from Loomis describing his feelings about Edward's death.
(b) A letter Ann finds addressed to Edward.
(c) A letter Ann finds addressed to Edward's wife from Loomis.
(d) Patched holes in the radiation suit.

3. What is Mr. Loomis able to do on the fourth day after he is conscious?
(a) Go outside and shuck peas.
(b) Feed himself.
(c) Go outside to feed the chickens.
(d) Get out of bed.

4. Where is Mr. Loomis later in the evening?
(a) Passed out on the bathroom floor.
(b) Passed out on the sofa.
(c) Writing at the kitchen table.
(d) In the yard walking without a cane.

5. How does Ann know how to change the sheets with someone in the bed?
(a) From a class she took.
(b) Her mom, who is a nurse, taught her.
(c) She just does the best she can.
(d) She looked it up in a book at the library.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ann go the next morning after Loomis was delirious?

2. Why is Ann afraid to leave the house?

3. What makes Ann think about Edward all of a sudden?

4. Why does Ann accidentally hit Mr. Loomis in the face?

5. Where does Loomis search for Ann?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Mr. Loomis' illness progressed in Chapter 11, and what does he talk about while delirious?

2. What do Ann and Mr. Loomis argue about concerning the crops?

3. What does Ann discover about the tractor, and what does she do?

4. How is Mr. Loomis using Faro?

5. Why does Mr. Loomis frighten Ann as she is playing the piano?

6. Why does Ann have to abandon her cave and what does Mr. Loomis do there?

7. What do Loomis and Ann discuss concerning the fertilizer?

8. Where does Ann go in Chapter 12 and what does she find and do?

9. What happens when Ann goes back to the farm to speak to Mr. Loomis and what does Ann realize?

10. What does Ann finally piece together about Edward and Loomis?

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