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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. Who is among the officers who cuts the chains to arrest the white-robed fanatics.

2. What project is Harvey beginning?

3. Why is a bearded man on Ocean Blvd calling out to others?

4. What is the Mucho Nombre Ranch?

5. Where is Eileen Hancock?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Tim and Eileen try to buy a car and what is the implication?

2. What does Harvey find when he finally makes it home?

3. Who finds Harvey and what do they do?

4. Who seems to take Armitage's type of preaching to heart in this section and what does he do?

5. What do Tim and Eileen find when they arrive at Tujunga and what is the implication?

6. Define the literary term "comic relief" and give an example of it from this section.

7. Describe a couple of Harry's "appointed rounds" and an evaluation of this man.

8. Describe the activities aboard the space shuttle and comment upon the conversation.

9. Discuss how carefully Gordie plans his suicide.

10. How do Tim and Eileen use a clever ruse to make their way through the hysterical crowds?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As Tim is trying to get out of the city, he grabs an abandoned tape recorder and microphone and shoves it into an armed man's face, asking questions. Discuss one of the following:

Obviously Tim thinks quickly on his feet. This might be called an instance of "survival of the fittest." Discuss this concept as it appears through the entire book.

For some, survival has included cannibalism. Discuss the moral implications of cannibalism as a means of survival. Use examples from the book and real life (think of Donner Pass and the plane crash in the Andies).

Should the concept of "survival of the fittest" be the guiding principle in such a situation as that in Lucifer's Hammer?

Essay Topic 2

Gordie and the Boy Scouts rescue some girl scouts from bikers who are abusing the girls. The boys and girls then pair off and create a new community. Discuss the following:

Assuming these boys and girls range in ages from 13-16, do you think it is responsible of Gordie as an adult to allow and/or even encourage the arrangement between the girls and boys?

Are these young people old enough to make the decision to not return with Harvey? Explain.

If you were a girl that was rescued, would you be willing to participate in the pairing off and all that implies? Why or why not?

What do you think the group would do to any boy or girl or refuses to pair off? Explain.

Is it moral for an adult to pair off with a sixteen year old girl, especially considering he has a wife already?

Essay Topic 3

Soon after the comet hits, Eric goes back to the Burbank Jail where he finds that a jailer has released all the prisoners except Fred. Eric, citing the fact that no one deserved to die locked in a cell, kills the murderer. Discuss the following:

Do you believe Eric did the right thing in killing Fred?

What if it were a prisoner where the certainty of his guilt was not proved; then what should Eric do?

What do you think should happen in the prisons across the United States where those serving time have been found guilty in a court of law? Should they be released from certain death if they remain locked up?

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