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.

Prologue-Chapter 5

Reading Check

1. How old was Eli when his family entered the Compound?

2. What does Eli call his little sister Terese?

3. Who did Rex pay to play football with the guests at Eddy and Eli’s birthday party?

4. What does Eli take from the room in the Compound that was supposed to be Eddy’s?

5. What is strange about the date on the note that says “Tell Phil”? (52)

6. What did Terese bring in the RV on the family’s trip to Washington?

Multiple Choice

1. What caused the family to enter the Compound?

A) a nuclear attack

B) civil war

C) climate change

D) a contagious disease

2. Why did Eli avoid looking at Terese for so long?

A) She bullied him when they were younger.

B) He blames her for Eddy being outside the Compound.

C) She reminds him of Eddy.

D) He knows that she is sick and might die.

3. Why is there no birthday cake for Eli’s birthday in Chapter 2?

A) Rex does not believe in eating sweets.

B) The family is nearly out of food.