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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Helen feel when she leaves Mark?

2. What does Florence ask Alice to do?

3. What does Helen ask Randy about Offutt Field?

4. What does Dan do when Randy tells him about Mark's premonition?

5. How old is Randy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Randy do when he first arrives at McCoy and what does he see?

3. What does the announcement from the Acting Chief Executive tell the people of Ft. Repose?

4. Where does Randy find Dan and what happens?

5. What happens in the "Hole" when General Hawker returns and talks with Mark?

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

7. What does Florence tell Alice about Randy?

8. What wakes Randy in the beginning of Chapter 5?

9. How does Florence know Randy and what does she think of him in the beginning of the book?

10. Who is Florence Wechek and what is discovered about her at the beginning of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Civilization retreats a hundred years in Fort Repose on The Day.

1. What do you think is meant by this statement? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. What do you think would happen in the United States in the present if all electrical power was permanently lost?

3. Do you think the loss of government and electrical power would cause some people to act better and some to behave worse than normal? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

In times of deprivation, dream fantasies like Randy's coffee and eclairs relieve anxieties associated with desire. The dream is a real Lib and coffee but Randy selflessly asks to be sure everyone gets a ration of the scarce treats.

1. Why do you think Randy is dreaming of coffee and eclairs? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Do you think dreaming or thinking about something you can't have is healthy? Why or why not?

3. How do you think the loss of common everyday items has changed Randy's character? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Randy recalls they used to say a big war would cost too much, disrupt world trade and bankrupt everybody. Helen calls him an idealist.

1. Why do you think Helen called Randy an idealist?

2. Do you think being idealistic is easier than being realistic? Why or why not?

3. Who do you know who is an idealist and why do you say that person is one?

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