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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. Which goat gets shot first?
(a) Ben.
(b) Sally.
(c) Dilly.
(d) Henry.
2. Why do the teenagers and others on the farm give up their tradition of keeping watch?
(a) Burl told them they did not need to watch any longer.
(b) The owner told them not to do it.
(c) They got bored.
(d) The storms cut down on their visibility and they are afraid of the lightning.
3. Who convinces Jack and Shel to free the animals?
(a) Eve.
(b) Mattie.
(c) Burl.
(d) Darla.
4. What is Juicy's real name?
(a) James.
(b) Justin.
(c) Jeffereson.
(d) Jerry.
5. What happens to the storms by the time they make it inland?
(a) They are more ferocious.
(b) They bring more water overall.
(c) They are tamer.
(d) They bring more lightning overall.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who owns the place Burl suggests taking the teenagers after they leave the great house?
2. What does Jack think God is a metaphor for in Chapter 7?
3. What kind of animal on the farm is Jack happy to see?
4. What is in the silo besides food?
5. Where does Sukey's mother have the baby?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do the soldiers who come to take over the farm do to Mattie?
2. What is one reason the crew at the farm gives up keeping watch?
3. Who does Evie credit with saving them from the great house and leading them to the farm, and why?
4. Why is Evie surprised to hear Shel speak in Chapter 7 and what does he say?
5. What was different about the storm that has just passed in Chapter 5 compared to other very bad hurricanes?
6. What does Evie say to Burl about the weapons in the silo?
7. What is extraordinary about Red in the end of Chapter 8?
8. What does Burl tell the teenagers about the state of the outside world when he leaves for diapers and baby formula?
9. What does Evie hear the trail angels debating in Chapter 6 that scares and confuses her?
10. What happens to Red when he takes Evie at gunpoint out in the woods?
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