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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. What do Alex and his sisters have for supper on June 3?
(a) Beans and rice.
(b) Spinach and pears.
(c) Macaroni and cheese.
(d) Spaghetti and red clam sauce.

2. Who was the headmaster before the disaster?
(a) Shea.
(b) Davis.
(c) Vanich.
(d) Donnelly.

3. What kind of cereal does Alex get in exchange for some of the items he finds during his first body shopping expedition?
(a) Wheaties.
(b) Trix.
(c) Life.
(d) Cheerios.

4. What does Julie worry won't survive in her garden now that the sun isn't shining?
(a) Lettuce.
(b) String beans.
(c) Tomatoes.
(d) Peas.

5. Where does Alex want to go to college?
(a) Brown.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Yale.
(d) Georgetown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What group of students begin to sniffle at the beginning of school in Chapter 3?

2. How much does the customer pay that Alex is helping at the beginning of Chapter 1?

3. How many of Alex's classmates' families will be leaving New York City immediately after school ends?

4. On what day does the electricity come back on?

5. Which teacher will teach science at St. Vincent de Paul?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of August, what happened to Julie's garden?

2. Why does Bri think her mother hasn't called?

3. Why is Alex's father gone at the time the novel opens?

4. Why is it thought that there will be more tsunamis?

5. Where does Brianna have a chance to go?

6. Why does Kevin take vodka rather than food for the items he collects body shopping?

7. What will determine if Alex is able to attend Georgetown?

8. What does Alex learn about the situation in New York from the television news stations?

9. Why does Alex tell his sisters that their parents are never coming back?

10. What is a bigger problem than the earthquake on August 1?

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