11th Plague Chs. 16 & 17

The knee of Stephen’s old pants are patched with what?

• his mom’s favorite dress

• his dad’s best shirt

• his grandpa’s oldest shirt

• his mom’s favorite scarf

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When Stephen confronts Jenny about the note, she asks him a lot of questions.

Choose the question that she does NOT ask him.

• Have you always been a scavenger?

• Do you take the same route every time, or mix it up?

• How close do you get to the coast?

• Why are you so weird?

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After Jenny and Stephen get in trouble for fighting with Will, Jenny tells Stephen, “We’ll

get ours.” What is ours referring to?

• time to tell the truth

• revenge

• moment

• happiness

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Mr. Tuttle gives Stephen a stack of books to study. Which book does Mr. Tuttle NOT give

Stephen?

• Mechanical Engineering

• Chinese History

• Great Expectations

• World Political Systems

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Stephen has a hard time abandoning his old clothes for the new ones Violet Green gives him. He states, "...I didn't think I could do it - throw aside these old things for the new." What might the action of leaving his old clothes behind symbolize?

• Stephen’s reluctance to follow Violet’s advice

• Stephen’s resistance to wearing clothes that aren’t practical for survival

• Stephen’s difficulty in letting go of his past and adapting to a new life

• Stephen’s desire to separate himself from his family’s traditions

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What does the simile mean in the below quote: "She reached up and tucked a length of hair behind her ear, leaving the rest of it to blow over her face like smoke drifting over beach sand"?

• Her hair is tangled and messy, like sand on a beach.

• Her hair moves softly and gracefully, resembling smoke gently drifting over sand.

• Her hair is thick and dark, reminding the narrator of smoke.

• Her hair is heavy and difficult to keep in place, like sand on a beach.

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Jackson reveals that a family has been voted out of the community before. What was the name of the family?

• The Kennedy's

• The Kellers

• The Krycheks

• The Kaisers

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We can infer that ______ holds the power in the town because ________.

• Marcus and Violet Green because Violet is a doctor.

• Sam because he is a farmer and the town would die without him.

• Mr. Tuttle because he is the school master and education is important.

• Caleb because his family built the community.

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Who started the fight between Will, Stephen, the redheaded giant, the slug twins, and Jenny?

• Will started the fight by saying a racial slur.

• Jenny started the fight by punching Will.

• Stephen started the fight by cussing at Will.

• The redheaded giant and the slug twins started the fight by rushing at Jenny and Stephen.

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Based on the questions Jenny asked and her interactions with Stephen so far, which of these will most likely occur in the future?

• Jenny will continue to avoid Stephen and keep her distance.

• Jenny will continue to question Stephen, then steal his knife in order to run away to the West Coast.

• Jenny will ask to leave with Stephen to become a salvager in order to gain her freedom.

• Jenny will lose interest in Stephen and ignore him completely.

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