Reading Check questions are designed for in-class review on key plot points or for quick verbal or written assessments. Multiple Choice and Short Answer Quizzes create ideal summative assessments, and collectively function to convey a sense of the work’s tone and themes.

Part 1, Chapters 1-3

Reading Check

1. The virus that caused society to collapse killed all people over approximately what age?

2. What is Lisa especially excited about recovering from the Williams’s house?

3. What does Lisa ask Todd to do before she searches the nearby farms?

Multiple Choice

1. How does the profession of Mr. Williams (the owner of the home Lisa breaks into) relate to the novel’s themes?

A) He was the president of a business, underscoring the theme of self-sufficiency.

B) He was a senator, underscoring the theme of proper governance.

C) He was an academic, underscoring the theme of thinking critically.

D) He was an engineer, underscoring the theme of practicality.

2. How can the items other children took from the grocery store best be described?

A) inexpensive

B) costly

C) useful

D) fanciful

3. In this section, Lisa’s strategizing mostly focuses on which of the following?

A) protecting herself and Todd from violence

B) securing food and other necessities

C) finding ways to rebuild societal institutions

D) keeping Todd’s spirits up

Short-Answer Response

Answer each of the following questions in a complete sentence or sentences. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.