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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

Materials are available for teaching a variety of texts such as: