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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 does Lisa find the note from the farmer?

2. What does Lisa say would be the signal if the gangs attacked her house?

3. Where do Todd and Lisa sleep?

4. Where do the children plan to get guns and ammunition for their home defense plan?

5. Why does Charlie say he helped the gang steal food from Lisa?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of training do the children dislike most and who is teaching them about this?

2. What does Lisa learn about Julie and Charlie?

3. How is the Chidester gang chased off when the attack the neighborhood while Craig and Lisa are away?

4. Lisa talks to Todd about her sense of accomplishment. What does she say about it?

5. Describe the party Lisa and the other children have at Lake Ellyn.

6. What does Lisa find in her closet that reminds her of her old life, and how does she feel when she finds it?

7. What are some of the suggestions the other children have as an alternative to forming a militia?

8. What kind of life does Craig wish for and what is Lisa's response?

9. Briefly tell what the man wrote to his son John in the letter Lisa found on the writing desk.

10. What is the plan Lisa presents the other children for the creation of a militia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you consider the most important theme of the story? Give at least two examples of this theme and explain their role in the story.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Jill take in so many children when she's having trouble feeding them all? Was she right to do this? Support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

How does Lisa become a leader? What are the qualities that make her suited to this job?

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