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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. What does Lisa debate as she's preparing to walk out the door?

2. What kind of vehicle does Eileen say there is at her house?

3. What does Lisa say it would have been a good day to do at the end of chapter fifteen?

4. What does Lisa say Jill will someday do?

5. Who is going to become the city's doctor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Lisa and her group find in Villa Park and why don't they stop there?

2. What does Lisa find when she and the others return to the farm on Swift Road and what does Lisa think happened to cause it?

3. Why does Lisa say everyone is so intent on fighting and why does she say she isn't going to give up?

4. What happens in the moments after Tom leaves the chamber?

5. Describe the conversation between Lisa and Todd when Todd enters the chamber.

6. How does the king from Lisa's story make money and how is this different from kings in other stories?

7. Briefly describe what Lisa says to Tom when they are alone in the chamber.

8. What does Lisa learn from the leader in Wheaton?

9. What does Lisa notice about Jill's children in the days after Lisa's house burns?

10. What are some of the changes other children around town notice after Lisa and the others move into Glenbard?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the daily routine for the children after they move to the high school. How do Lisa's days differ from those of most of the other children?

Essay Topic 2

How does Lisa survive in the first months after the plague? What is it that keeps her motivated? What are her biggest concerns?

Essay Topic 3

Describe at least three situations in which Lisa doubts herself or her decisions. How are the three different? How are they the same? What does Lisa learn from each?

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