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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Dom L'Antio?
(a) An Italian man who if offering drinks to the Walkers.
(b) An Italian man who wants to give watermelon to the Walkers.
(c) An Italian man who is angry at the Walkers.
(d) A journalist who wants to interview the boys.

2. Where in Freeport is Garraty expecting to see Jan and his mother?
(a) Corner of Main and Elm.
(b) High school.
(c) Bigelow's Corner Store.
(d) Free Trade Center Market.

3. What two Walkers sit down on the road in Chapter 12?
(a) Pearson and Scramm.
(b) Mike and Joe.
(c) Scramm and Mike.
(d) Joe and Scramm.

4. What does Parker call the crowds in Augusta?
(a) Nuts.
(b) Pigs.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Freaks.

5. Who says, "he died like a bug under a microscope"?
(a) Garraty.
(b) Stebbins.
(c) Baker.
(d) McVries.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, who says, "God help us an' points south"?

2. When the Walkers are only thirteen miles from Freeport, how many Walkers remain?

3. How much time did McVries have from the time he was notified until the walk would start?

4. What does Garraty's spine feel like in Chapter 14?

5. What is the big highway?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does McVries pull Garraty away from his girlfriend?

2. In Chapter 15, who is the Vegas favorite? What are his odds and why does it look like Vegas may be right?

3. Explain Parker's analogy about crackers and how they compare to the Walkers.

4. How does Barkovitch respond to Garraty's proposal in Chapter 12?

5. In Chapter 11, the boys are honored by the color guard. How do the Walkers respond and why?

6. What is Pearson's plan for when he feels like he can't go on and why won't it work, according to Garraty?

7. What happens to Garraty's leg in Chapter 13?

8. In Garraty's mind, why are there probably pine trees planted on the median in Chapter 11?

9. What fear does Garraty begin obsessing over in Chapter 15, thanks to Stebbins, and why does it upset him so?

10. Why does Garraty want to see Barkovitch in Chapter 14?

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