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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 18, what is the reward for Liam?

2. In Chapter 27, who demands to know what is going on when Clancy and Hayes confront Liam, Chubs, and Ruby?

3. In Chapter 25, when is lights out?

4. In Chapter 20, what color are the flowers that Zu leaves under the windshield wipers of the van?

5. In Chapter 23, what does Ruby imagine trying to throw at Clancy to get into his mind?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 29, where does Ruby see Liam?

2. In Chapter 16, why does Ruby get up after Liam falls asleep?

3. What does Clancy want to teach Ruby in Chapter 22 and why?

4. At the end of Chapter 23, why is Chubs angry with Ruby?

5. In Chapter 30, what happens when Chubs tries to deliver Jack's letter to his father?

6. In Chapter 20, what does Chubs keep to take with him and what does he leave?

7. In Chapter 21, how does Ruby feel when she sees East River?

8. In Chapter 28, who comes to East River, and who did Clancy expect would come?

9. How does Ruby figure out what Edo means in Chapter 16?

10. In Chapter 22, what are the requirements for being allowed to leave the camp?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both Liam and Ruby do whatever they can to protect others. In what way are Liam and Ruby self-sacrificing? How does Ruby sacrifice herself at the end of the novel to protect Liam and Chubs?

Essay Topic 2

People tend to follow Liam. What is there about Liam that causes people to want to follow him? What is revealed about Liam’s character through his leadership skills?

Essay Topic 3

Ruby thinks that Liam is “born to chase the light.” What does Ruby mean when she makes that statement? What does that statement reveal about Liam and the type of person he is?

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