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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. How does Theo learn that Rolf has departed upon awakening after the burial of Luke?
(a) He dreamt it and then woke to see it had happened.
(b) Julian tells him.
(c) He was the first to notice.
(d) Miriam tells him.

2. What does Theo silently suggest Julian's baby should be?
(a) Beautiful in every way.
(b) Grossly deformed.
(c) A demon.
(d) Deaf.

3. Who drives the car at the end of Chapter 23?
(a) Luke.
(b) Theo.
(c) Jasper.
(d) Rolf.

4. How does Theo find the woodshed in the forest to be?
(a) Nearly collapsing.
(b) Smaller than he remembered.
(c) Larger than he remembered.
(d) Filled with the remnants of squatters.

5. What is the task Luke is given in Chapter 26?
(a) Washing the car.
(b) Tending the stored supplies.
(c) Provide entertainment.
(d) Mapping the voyage.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time does Theo initially think he has before Rolf gets to his destination?

2. What job is Theo given as Miriam still prepares for the baby's delivery?

3. Why does Helena hurry off the phone when Theo calls her upon arriving home from traveling?

4. What catastrophe occurs immediately following the birth?

5. What does Theo regret not bringing from the car but realizes is unimportant?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the book end?

2. How does Theo plan for Julian to escape the attackers? Does the plan work? What is unsuccessful?

3. What are Theo's nightmares about after his return home from traveling?

4. Describe the burial in Chapter 28.

5. What are the threats Julian, Theo, and Miriam must confront once they are reunited after the robbery?

6. How does Theo choose the house he robs and how does he gain entry?

7. What do Theo and Miriam find inside Jasper's home? Describe what happens next.

8. Why does Theo take Miriam inside to Jasper's, and not to Rolf?

9. What has happened to Rolf after Theo awakes after Luke's burial? What does Theo expect he is doing and what is his response?

10. What happens after the baby is born?

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