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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is compared to old silk in Chapter 1?
(a) Garraty's mother's cheek.
(b) McVries' jacket.
(c) Garraty's shirt.
(d) Olson's hair.

2. How many warnings does Garraty have when they are almost at 50 miles?
(a) None.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

3. Which number is the first to receive a ticket?
(a) Seven.
(b) Ninety-nine.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Sixty-two.

4. Who says, "We want to die, that's why we're doing it"?
(a) Stebbins.
(b) Harkness.
(c) McVries.
(d) Parker.

5. Which Walker got his ticket after the first town?
(a) Curley.
(b) Ewing.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Wilber.

6. In Chapter 4, who sits down at the top of the hill, saying that he only wants to rest?
(a) Scramm.
(b) Larson.
(c) Gribble.
(d) Pastor.

7. In Chapter 6, whom does Garraty realize is gone when he looks around at 4 a.m.?
(a) No one.
(b) Gribble.
(c) Percy.
(d) Parker.

8. Who says that if he had a dollar that he would put it on Garraty to win?
(a) Scramm.
(b) Olson.
(c) McVries.
(d) Stebbins.

9. Olson says they've got infrared sweep-scopes in addition to how many kinds of monitoring gear?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Forty.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Dozen.

10. Whose quote begins Chapter 1?
(a) Groucho Marx.
(b) John F. Kennedy.
(c) Bob Dylan.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

11. How old is Garraty?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Sixteen.

12. What is Baker regularly popping into his mouth in Chapter 8?
(a) Candy.
(b) Olives.
(c) Nuts.
(d) Grapes.

13. Why does McVries get a warning in Chapter 3?
(a) Sitting down.
(b) Standing still.
(c) Changing clothes.
(d) Taking too long to zip up his pants.

14. Who describes Barkovitch as "He's just walkin' to see other people die"?
(a) Scramm.
(b) McVries.
(c) Garraty.
(d) Baker.

15. What was the profession of Baker's uncle?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Undertaker.
(c) Unemployed.
(d) Baker.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, how many miles does Olson announce is it to Oldtown?

2. Who tells Barkovitch that he's not a pest anymore, but a murderer?

3. What is the date when Chapter 5 begins?

4. When the boys "wake" in Chapter 6, what does McVries offer Garraty to eat?

5. Which Walker says he weighs 167?

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