The Dead and the Gone Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 103 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Dead and the Gone Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 103 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Where is Greg Dunlap going to go?

2. By June 4, how many mass suicides had there been in and around Los Angeles?

3. What landmark has Alex heard was destroyed during the disaster?

4. How many people are waiting in line for the bus when Alex arrives?

5. Where do Alex and Julie have to get in line for their first food distribution?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Alex's new headmaster.

2. What does Alex see when he approaches his apartment after work on May 18?

3. Why does Alex wake up on the sofa on June 30?

4. Where does Brianna have a chance to go?

5. Who is the new headmaster for Alex's school after the disaster?

6. Why is it so important for Alex and Julie to get to Morse before eight?

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

8. What did Uncle Jimmy say happened to cause the emergency?

9. When Father Mulrooney tells Alex he can't have lunch because he hasn't done his work, why does Alex just leave?

10. Why does Father Franco tell his parishioners to boil their drinking water and wear insect repellent?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 11, Alex decides to throw Julie a birthday party. Discuss Julie's birthday party and what it meant to everyone to be able to have a birthday party.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 15, Alex has an external conflict that he is struggling with. Then he faces some internal conflicts because of decisions he has made. Discuss conflicts that Alex faced throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 14, Alex feels like an outsider in New York for the first time in his life, although he has felt like an outsider other places. Discuss where and why Alex has felt like an outsider.

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