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Alas, Babylon Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does McCoy Airbase seem to Randy?
(a) busier than usual
(b) cold and scary
(c) deserted
(d) hot and dusty

2. What does Florence tell Alice about Randy?
(a) that he's a peeping tom
(b) that he received a strange telegram
(c) that he's an alcoholic
(d) that he's moving to New York

3. What kind of music does Florence like to listen to?
(a) classical
(b) easy listening
(c) opera
(d) country music

4. What does James Cobb fire at from his plane?
(a) an air torpedo
(b) a sidewinder
(c) nothing
(d) a machine gun

5. Why did Edgar dislike Randy's father?
(a) he put his money in the other bank in town
(b) he humiliated him in a poker game
(c) he dated Edgar's wife before they were married
(d) he lost a lot of money

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the power suddenly go out in Ft. Repose?

2. Why is Bubba Offenhaus head of civil defense?

3. Who is Edgar Quisenberry?

4. What does Admiral Hazzard think about Moscow?

5. What does Randy tell Edgar that Mark said about money?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the bank when it gets low on money and what does Edgar do about it?

2. Where does Randy go after he leaves the grocery store and what does he do?

3. What kind of encounter does Randy have with Florence and Alice after he is alone the evening of his errands to town?

4. What happens when Mark's flight arrives at McCoy?

5. What does Randy think of Florence at the beginning of the book?

6. How does Helen feel about leaving Mark and what is his answer and why does he say it?

7. Why is Alice late meeting Florence and what ultimately happened?

8. What does "the Day" designate and how important is it to the people of Ft. Repose?

9. Why does Mark give Randy a check, what might they do with the money and how do they part?

10. Randy receives a call from Western Union. Who is the telegram from and what does it say and mean?

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