Characters
Who tries to keep everyone calm in Chapter 22?
Alyssa
What essential resource is nearly gone?
Water
What do characters evaluate before making decisions?
How much water they have left.
What does water symbolize in this chapter?
Survival
What emotion spreads through the group?
Anxiety
Which character grows more defensive when stressed?
Kelton
What increases tension between Kelton and Jacqui?
Their disagreement about supplies/survival choices.
What becomes more important than comfort or safety?
Staying alive / water preservation.
What theme grows stronger as tension rises?
Trust breaking down
What’s another word for a society falling apart?
Collapse or breakdown
Who struggles the most with trusting the group?
Jacqui
What emotion takes over the group the most?
Fear or desperation
Why do characters argue about sharing?
They fear not having enough for themselves.
What does “drops” of water represent metaphorically?
How fragile life has become
What word describes the feeling of no hope?
Despair
What does Garrett do that affects the group’s stress?
He becomes anxious and needs reassurance.
What does Alyssa reflect on in this chapter?
How society collapsed so quickly.
What choice might risk the group's unity?
Deciding who gets water and how much.
What theme connects every character’s decision?
Survival vs. morality
What vocabulary term describes tension between characters?
Conflict
Which character shows hidden leadership qualities even while scared?
Alyssa
What is the group’s biggest threat besides dehydration?
Distrust and breaking apart.
How does fear impact the choices characters make?
It pushes them to act selfishly or irrationally
Which theme explains why the group is falling apart emotionally?
Pressure, fear, and scarcity
What emotional state makes logical thinking harder?
Panic