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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Norm?
(a) He gets a shotgun blast in the chest.
(b) Nothing.
(c) He has insulin shock.
(d) He slips into one of the cracks in the road and breaks his neck.

2. What does Leonilla say must happen?
(a) They must ride out the comet now since it's too late to abort.
(b) That they will likely die.
(c) The people on earth must be warned that debris will be hitting earth.
(d) They must abort.

3. How is Loretta?
(a) She is dead.
(b) She is fine.
(c) She is wounded.
(d) She is slightly injured.

4. What does Tim share with Eileen?
(a) A tip from his boss.
(b) A ham sandwich.
(c) Cheese and crackers.
(d) His flashlight batteries.

5. Where is Loretta?
(a) In the bathroom.
(b) On the floor.
(c) In the basement.
(d) In the attic.

6. What is Harvey driving to get home?
(a) A police cruiser.
(b) A travel all.
(c) A motorcycle.
(d) A dump truck.

7. What have the thieves taken?
(a) Harvey's gun collection.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Harvey's jerky and vitamins.
(d) Harvey's son.

8. What does Baker think is the answer to the earth's problems?
(a) Mandatory population control.
(b) He is not sure.
(c) Mandatory pollution control by a world-wide governing body.
(d) Colonizing other planets.

9. What do Tim and Eileen find off the main road?
(a) Two horses grazing.
(b) A way to climb upwards.
(c) A dead woman.
(d) A gravel road.

10. What does Barry tell Delores?
(a) That the plant is to be shut down indefinitely.
(b) That he is quitting as manager of the plant.
(c) That the plant is to be shut down until after the comet passes.
(d) That the plant is approved to go online Tuesday.

11. What does Barry Price do?
(a) He is another astronomer.
(b) He is chief of police of San Joaquin.
(c) Manages the San Joaquin Nuclear Power Plant.
(d) He is a lawyer for San Joaquin City.

12. How is the dog?
(a) It is dead.
(b) It is wounded.
(c) It is fine.
(d) It is slightly injured.

13. Why is Rick Delanty delayed in doing his work?
(a) He didn't know what his job was.
(b) He was trading jobs with someone else.
(c) He was sick.
(d) He was confused.

14. Where are archaeologists Alexander Willis and MacDonald sitting?
(a) In Amenhotep's pyramid.
(b) Atop a mountain to watch the comet's passing.
(c) In Tahiti.
(d) In Cheops's pyramid.

15. About what does Leonilla complain?
(a) The fact that they are missing seeing the comet come to earth.
(b) The bad food on the space station.
(c) That the comet is behind the moon.
(d) About some policies of Russia's space program.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mayor Seitz do?

2. What does Harry Newcombe have once a week?

3. What is Delores expecting?

4. Why does Frank lay the motorcycles down?

5. Why does Eric kill Fred?

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