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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. Over what are fights erupting in Alim's group?

2. Whose home will Harvey's group be passing?

3. What does Dan think he can create against the Brotherhood?

4. What does Hugo Beck say Armitage is preaching?

5. Who is Deke expecting to attack his farm?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are a couple cultural changes that have happened with the comet strike?

2. What does Jackie say is ironic about the situation of the blacks since the comet strike?

3. How does the Reverend Armitage contribute to the unsavory things Alim and Hooker's group are already doing?

4. Discuss Maureen's conversation with the Reverend Varley and her response to it.

5. What does it seem the general philosophy of life is now for most people?

6. Why is Harvey designate to create obstacles for the New Brotherhood Army and what does he call himself?

7. How does Harvey convince Al that he is a valuable addition to the needs of the people in this area?

8. What are Maureen's thoughts about the prisoners from the Brotherhood and do you agree with her?

9. How does Tim and his group get admitted to the ranch?

10. What does Harvey find when he goes to search for his son and the other Boy Scouts and do you think Harvey makes the right decision?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are a large number of people sharing living quarters, and many are unrelated adults such as the house where Harvey, Tim, Eileen, Mark, Joanna and the four Wagoners live on the Jellison compound. Discuss the following:

How difficult do you think it would be to live with a group of people you barely know? Discuss.

What are some things a group of such people as mentioned above can do to help keep things going smoothly?

In your opinion, what would be the most difficult aspect of such a living arrangement?

Essay Topic 2

As Joanna listens to Mark and Frank, she's increasingly annoyed that Mark continually interrupts Frank with opinions of his own regarding what other catastrophes could cause the end of the world. Frank had originally been undecided whether to accompany the couple, but had gone because he felt Mark incapable of protecting Joanna and Joanna overly confident that she could protect herself. This book is set in the time in which it is written, the mid-1970s. Choose one of the following to discuss:

Discuss three predominant characteristics of 2 of the major female characters in the book. Do you think these women would be portrayed in a similar fashion in a book written today?

Do women still "need" protecting by men? If such a catastrophe happened in the first decade of the 21st century, would women have a different role than in this book?

Some of the fights take place because there are not enough women to "go around." Discuss this idea and its implications.

Essay Topic 3

When Harvey comes home just after the comet begins striking the earth, he finds his wife and dog murdered and his house ransacked with the supplies he had carefully laid up for disaster stolen. He lies down and starts to go to sleep. Discuss the following:

Why do you think Harvey just lies down and goes to sleep?

What do you think would have happened had Joanne and Mark not arrived?

Why do you think some people react to survive in a crisis and others just give up and resign themselves to death?

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