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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. In Chapter 10, who almost catches Ruby and the others?
2. What is the name of the leader of the boys at the store in Chapter 15?
3. In Chapter 5, what does Ruby smell when she feels cool hands on her chest?
4. In Chapter 3, what cabin were Ruby and Sam assigned to?
5. In Chapter 14, where does Ruby wake up as they are driving?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 15, how does Ruby describe the boys they run into at the Wal-Mart?
2. In the Prologue, how does Ruby react to the White Noise?
3. What disease did children start dying from in Chapter 1, and when did Ruby see the first child die in front of her?
4. In Chapter 5, how does Dr. Begbie get Ruby out of Thurmond?
5. In Chapter 4, how does a doctor try to help Ruby and why?
6. In Chapter 12, what does Zu dream?
7. In Chapter 1, what symptoms were parents to watch for in there children and notify the government if the symptoms manifested themselves in a child?
8. In Chapter 5, what sends Ruby back to the infirmary?
9. In Chapter 11, what does Liam call for and what is the result?
10. In Chapter 12, what does Ruby find in her backpack?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Ruby is reluctant to train with Clancy at first, but she decides to take him up on his offer. Why does Ruby decide to allow Clancy to train her? What is revealed about motivation and behavior through her decision?
Essay Topic 2
Zu does not want to take things from Wal-Mart for herself. Why does Ruby have to persuade Zu to take things from Wal-Mart for herself? What does Zu’s reluctance to take things for herself reveal about her self-esteem?
Essay Topic 3
The boys that Liam and the others meet at an abandoned Wal-Mart have formed a pack together. In what way is the relationship of the boys similar to a pack? What is communicated about a pack mentality through the boys and their relationship with one another?
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