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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. Who is driving the lead vehicle in the procession?
2. Who knocks on the chamber door when Lisa is finally alone there?
3. What does Lisa discover has happened to the dogs when she goes down from the rooftop?
4. What does Lisa see when the motorcade turns down Swift Road?
5. What does Lisa tell the children she will give them if they can also find the keys to their parents' cars?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Lisa learn from the leader in Wheaton?
2. What does Tom tell Lisa when she arrives in the chamber?
3. What is Jill supposed to do when she returns to the city?
4. 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?
5. What is it that Todd is supposed to do once he's inside the city?
6. Who has the gun at various times during the conversation between Lisa and Tom and what does each do with it?
7. Why does Lisa say everyone is so intent on fighting and why does she say she isn't going to give up?
8. What are Lisa's thoughts before she goes out to talk to the children calling for her?
9. What are some of the rules Lisa puts in place as soon as the children are moved into the new city?
10. What does Lisa do in the first days after her house burns and what does she feel during this time?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the trip Lisa and the group takes to other cities. What do they discover? What had they hoped to discover? What is Lisa's attitude when the group turns toward home?
Essay Topic 2
Compare Lisa with any two other characters from the story. Remember to point out strengths and weaknesses of the characters and the roles of each in the overall story.
Essay Topic 3
List at least two important lessons Lisa learns over the course of the story. How does she learn each lesson? How does each help her in her role as leader?
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