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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jamie take refuge from the animals in Part III?

2. What is the name of the settlement the boys happen upon in Part III?

3. What does Andrew do to the Fosters?

4. What does Walt do after being shot?

5. What do the boys notice when they move through the city in D.C.?

Short Essay Questions

1. What item of significant value does Henri give to Andrew and Jamie?

2. When does Andrew finally decide to trust Jamie enough to tell the truth about his own past?

3. What does Jamie in particular notice about Fort Caroline?

4. What does Jamie confess to Andrew that he feels guilty about in Part III?

5. Who from Fort Caroline comes after Jamie and Andrew, but not as a threat?

6. In Part IV, what does Jamie start to realize about his feelings for Andrew?

7. Why do Jamie and Andrew want to sleep in the same room at Fort Caroline?

8. What does Andrew find when he goes looking for the Fosters' children?

9. How does Henri treat Jamie and Andrew?

10. What does Jamie do to Cara when she first appears?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Brown depict the American government's response to the apocalypse in this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring Brown's treatment of the topic of loyalty throughout the novel, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Jamie's and Andrew's relationship evolve over the course of the novel, and what are some major plot points contributing to its changes? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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