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

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?

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.