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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the term used to define the generation the narrator was born into?
(a) The Miraculous Generation.
(b) The Lost Children.
(c) The Warrior Clan.
(d) The Lucky Ones.

2. Where state was Albert Gaines born in?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) New York.
(d) New Jersey.

3. What kind of structure are the Chestnuts assigned to live in when they arrive at the refugee camp?
(a) A dormitory.
(b) An apartment.
(c) A houseboat.
(d) A tent.

4. What happens that causes Martina to pack up her family and flee their home?
(a) The death of all their livestock.
(b) The destruction of their home.
(c) The explosions and bombings of war.
(d) The illness of her mother.

5. What does Dana call Sarat before Dana gets on the bus that takes the survivors away from the camp?
(a) Champion of the South.
(b) Beautiful girl.
(c) Awesome warrior.
(d) Strong sister.

6. What is the narrator dying from?
(a) Heart Disease.
(b) Kidney Failure.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Blood Poisoning.

7. What document is Sarat's father hoping to obtain?
(a) A Southern ration book.
(b) A certificate of service.
(c) A boat pilot's license.
(d) A Northern work permit.

8. Where did the Chestnut family hide their valuables?
(a) In an old metal can tied to a string and floating in the river.
(b) In a drainpipe off the roof of their house.
(c) Under a loose floorboard of their house.
(d) Beneath the rotted out stump in their backyard.

9. What state had refugees who wanted to live permanently at the camp?
(a) Mississippi
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Alabama.

10. What rebel group did Simon join?
(a) The South Carolina Warriors.
(b) The Tennessee Volunteers.
(c) The Virginia Cavaliers.
(d) The Alabama Swordsmen.

11. What state does Sarat live in at the beginning of the book?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Texas.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Louisiana.

12. What weather event happened two days before the massacre?
(a) A freak blizzard.
(b) A heavy rainstorm.
(c) A violent sandstorm.
(d) A summer tornado.

13. What does the narrator say the story is about?
(a) Love.
(b) Ruin.
(c) War.
(d) Loss.

14. When Martina arrives at the refugee camp, she is told to claim a certain town as her hometown. What is the name of that town?
(a) Hazel Green.
(b) New Anchorage.
(c) Savannah.
(d) St. Louis.

15. How many passengers were allowed to board the bus when it stopped after picking up the Chestnuts?
(a) 72.
(b) 56.
(c) 40.
(d) 85.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sarat do when Leonard's son pushes her?

2. What is the name of the humanitarian organization that runs the refugee camp?

3. What does Martina do at the camp to earn money?

4. Who were the Blue Badges?

5. On what date did the Free Southern States declare their independence?

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