The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer Chapters 1 and 2 Quiz

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate take-home assessment planning with this plot-based quiz covering chapters 1 and 2 of Susan Beth Pfeffer’s dystopian sci-fi novel The Dead and the Gone, the sequel to Life As We Knew It. The assessment may double as a guided reading handout to facilitate active engagement with fiction. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:

• The absence of Alex’s father
• Alex’s brother, Carlos, and his Marine status
• The setting of the novel
• Why Mami is not home on the night of the meteor strike
• Uncle Jimmy’s need for help at the bodega
• The phone conversation between Alex and Carlos
• Alex’s failed effort to visit the school for more information
• Why the subway system is inoperable
• The purpose of Alex’s list
• Clarification on the disaster provided by Father Franco
• Alex’s search for hidden cash
• The bulletin board at St. Margaret’s
• A curfew, a national day of mourning, and Alex’s belief that the government is searching for solutions
• Alex’s visit to the hardware store
• A telephone hotline
• A phone conversation with Aunt Lorraine
• The location of unidentified bodies