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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. In Chapter 6, what was the longest minute of the longest night of Garraty's entire life?

2. What does Rank do to Barkovitch that is forbidden by the rules?

3. Why says, "Sinless in thought, word, and deed"?

4. In Chapter 8, who describes the Long Walk as "the next thing to suicide"?

5. Who wears horn-rimmed glasses with lenses like the bottom of Coke bottles?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the first spectators that the Walkers see soon after 5 a.m. in Chapter 6?

2. What causes the boys to collectively groan in Chapter 4 and why?

3. In Chapter 5, McVries believes he has discovered the secret to the race. What is it?

4. What greets the Walkers when they walk into Caribou city limits?

5. Garraty begins half-dozing while walking after leaving Caribou. What images go through his mind?

6. Describe Limestone.

7. What begins with Davidson's story about the hoochie-kooch tent?

8. Garraty wants to know why there aren't more people watching the Long Walk in Chapter 8. Who explains why and what is the explanation?

9. Describe Garraty's hometown.

10. Describe McVries' breakdown in Chapter 6.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 12, the reader finds out more about the reality that "The Long Walk" takes place when Stebbins says that the urge to do good is "when the old realities and moralities are starting to sink in. In the old days, before the Change and the Squads,...they used to set up foundations and build libraries..." Discuss what you believe led to the Change and the Squads and how life changed for people.

Essay Topic 2

When it looks like Harkness is going to get his ticket, Garraty realizes logically that that will help him. What does he mean when he thinks, "But something went deeper, a truer, more frightening logic. Harkness was a part of the group that Garraty was a part of, a segment of his subclan."

Essay Topic 3

The author provides hints about the prize throughout the book. Scramm tells Garraty that most of the boys didn't "get into this thinking of winning the Prize" and implies that this is why they won't win. Later, Pearson indicates the Prize is having his heart's desire, but right now he would rather have his life. Discuss the significance of the Prize in the motivation of the characters.

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