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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Penryn in the novel?
(a) 15.
(b) 17.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

2. Obadiah tells Raffe and Penryn that they can call him what in Chapter 16?
(a) Paul.
(b) God.
(c) Obi.
(d) Mr. Smith.

3. Penryn describes a seven-foot blow up creature by the cubicles in the office building where she hides in Chapter 6. What is the creature?
(a) A giraffe.
(b) A dinosaur.
(c) An elephant.
(d) A gorilla.

4. The main artery of town in Chapter 2 is described as “El Camino Real” which is translated into English as what, according to Penryn’s Spanish teacher?
(a) "The Hero’s Path."
(b) "The Royal Path."
(c) "The Faithful Road."
(d) "The Angel’s Path."

5. Penryn describes the houses outside of town that she and Raffe ransack for food as being largely hidden behind what kind of trees in Chapter 13?
(a) Maple trees.
(b) Willow trees.
(c) Birch trees.
(d) Redwood trees.

6. The leader of the people who have captured Penryn and Raffe in Chapter 16 “We figured someone else was carrying the matching half of the supplies. Although, frankly, I wasn't expecting a rescue attempt. And certainly not” what?
(a) "From a fighter."
(b) "From an angel."
(c) "From a girl."
(d) "From a kid."

7. Tweedledee and Tweedledum solicit Penryn to engage in a fight with what woman at the camp in Chapter 19?
(a) Lena.
(b) Smith.
(c) Anita.
(d) Laura.

8. What phrase does Penryn decide is an oxymoron as she fights the wingless angel in Chapter 8?
(a) "Sympathetic shoulder."
(b) "Angel of mercy."
(c) "Jumbo shrimp."
(d) "Personal victory."

9. What is the only food that Penryn and Raffe are able to find in the house before leaving in Chapter 11?
(a) Hamster food.
(b) Rabbit food.
(c) Cat food.
(d) Dog food.

10. What is Penryn’s last name in the novel?
(a) Young.
(b) Smith.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Anderson.

11. What is the name of the man that Penryn says was their neighbor until a week ago in Chapter 5?
(a) Peter.
(b) James.
(c) Jeremy.
(d) Justin.

12. Where does Penryn hide her pack and the angel wings as she watches the men take Raffe into the camp in Chapter 15?
(a) By a rock in the river.
(b) Under a rug.
(c) In a tree hollow.
(d) In the top branches of a tree.

13. What does Penryn say in Chapter 11 is “a pointless and sometimes dangerous exercise”?
(a) "Asking questions."
(b) "Voting."
(c) "Challenging weirdness."
(d) "Going to church."

14. Where does Penryn describe seeing television footage of angels “plucking a military helicopter out of the sky and tossing it into” the crowd in Chapter 2?
(a) Beijing.
(b) Paris.
(c) Dublin.
(d) London.

15. What happens to Paige’s wheelchair, forcing Penryn to leave it behind in Chapter 13?
(a) It falls into the river.
(b) It is torched by the angel.
(c) It becomes tangled in the trees.
(d) It becomes stuck in the mud.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how old is the girl in the first family that Penryn and Raffe find lying in a pool of blood as they walk near the freeway in the beginning of Chapter 12?

2. Penryn tells her mother when they leave the condo in Chapter 1 to keep running down El Camino until she reaches what street?

3. When Penryn and Raffe find the half-eaten family, Penryn suggests they get out of their surroundings: “We’re in an open field, and I feel as nervous as a field mouse looking at” what?

4. How tall does Penryn say she is in Chapter 5?

5. What kind of knives is Penryn hiding in her boots and her sister’s wheelchair pockets in Chapter 1?

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