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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lisa say Todd can't go with her on her first car ride?
(a) He has to guard the house.
(b) He has to go fishing.
(c) She doesn't have time .
(d) It's too dangerous.

2. What is the first promise Lisa asks Craig to make in chapter six?
(a) That he'll leave the city with her.
(b) That he'll show her how to grow food.
(c) That he won't tell anyone where they're getting supplies.
(d) That he'll help her fight the gangs.

3. What is the deal Tom Logan offers Lisa?
(a) That his gang will protect her in exchange for food.
(b) That he won't burn her house if she'll share her food.
(c) That he won't attack them if she'll tell him where she's getting food.
(d) That he'll join her gang if she'll give him food.

4. What kind of notebook does Lisa study before her meeting with the neighborhood children?
(a) American history.
(b) Social studies.
(c) Military history.
(d) Science.

5. Why does Todd no longer want to be called "Toddy-boy?"
(a) It makes him think of his mother.
(b) Some of the girls made fun of it.
(c) He's too big for the nickname.
(d) He wants to use his middle name.

6. What does Charlie say they should do?
(a) Leave town.
(b) Form a gang of their own.
(c) Hide
(d) Start farming.

7. What is the alarm sound for the Harris house?
(a) A tuba.
(b) A duck call.
(c) A hammer beating a barrel.
(d) An old bell.

8. Where does Todd get water?
(a) The neighbor's house.
(b) A pond across the highway.
(c) The backyard faucet.
(d) Lake Ellyn.

9. What does Lisa say she had been doing a few weeks ago?
(a) Figuring out where to get food.
(b) Fighting with the boy down the street.
(c) Eating pizza with her mom and dad.
(d) Sitting in social studies class.

10. What does Lisa realize will be a constant problem?
(a) Finding food.
(b) Finding a safer place to sleep at night.
(c) Figuring out how to get the water running again.
(d) Keeping others out of the house.

11. Why do members of the Chidester Gang think Tom Logan is dead?
(a) He gets shot.
(b) He is bleeding.
(c) They can't find him.
(d) He gets knocked out .

12. Why does Lisa slam on the brakes when she and Craig are returning to the warehouse?
(a) She can't see the road.
(b) A cat crosses the road.
(c) She sees a child.
(d) She thinks Craig has fallen behind.

13. What is written on the outside of the sealed letter Lisa finds on a desk?
(a) Please forward this letter.
(b) Sign, Sealed, Delivered.
(c) Send on first truck to Atlanta.
(d) Special Delivery - Urgent.

14. What is the task assigned to Julie and her family?
(a) Finding ways to keep the youngest children occupied.
(b) Filling bottles with gas for bombs.
(c) Training the watch dogs.
(d) Cooking lunch every day.

15. Why has Lisa wished to see a moving car for the weeks since the plague?
(a) She wants someone to teach her to drive.
(b) It would mean there was an adult alive.
(c) She hoped she could catch a ride.
(d) It would mean someone could help her move food to her house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lisa put in her pocket on the day she and Todd had found the store almost empty of food?

2. What does Lisa find on Chidester Street?

3. What color are the letters of the grocery warehouse sign?

4. What is the second promise Lisa asks Craig to make in chapter six?

5. In the letter Lisa finds, what does the man say he's sorry for?

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