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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. Sister's group passes through what tunnel as they flee Manhattan?
(a) The Lincoln tunnel.
(b) The Clark Street tunnel.
(c) The Holland tunnel.
(d) The Steinway tunnel.

2. Roland and Macklin barter with the Fat Man for a tent that formerly belonged to whom?
(a) A widow.
(b) A prostitute.
(c) A family with a baby.
(d) A mad man.

3. At the beginning of the novel, the United States and what other nation are gearing up for nuclear war?
(a) The USSR.
(b) China.
(c) Pakistan.
(d) North Korea.

4. Whom did Sister see in the dream walk she had after she and Artie escaped from Doyle?
(a) Josh and Swan.
(b) Roland and Macklin.
(c) Darleen.
(d) The Spanish woman.

5. What does Macklin discover when he is called away by Perimeter Control?
(a) Earth House has started to collapse.
(b) The Russians have invaded.
(c) The sentries have been killed.
(d) The nuclear holocaust has begun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What grizzly sight do Josh, Swan, and Leona see when they enter the K-mart?

2. What best encapsulates Colonel Macklin's mantra?

3. What does Leona do to buy more time for Josh and Swan?

4. The men who rescue sister's group ride what kind of a vehicle?

5. After her dream, Sister Creep wakes to realize that what threat is coming towards her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the leadership of the American government shortly after the nuclear attacks begin?

2. What new power does Swan exhibit for the first time while Josh digs out from PawPaw's shelter?

3. What connections are drawn between Doyle Halland and wolves in this section?

4. What special powers does the glass ring exhibit as Sister and her group begin to use it?

5. What does "the man who likes movies" want when he is at the Empire State Theatre, and how does he get it?

6. Describe the problem that occurs at Earth House just after the nuclear attacks begin.

7. What inner struggle does Macklin go through after he and the others move into the Salt Lake settlement?

8. Why does Sister "Creep" get into a fight in Chapter 2?

9. What are Macklin's first actions as the new ruler of the Salt Lake settlement?

10. What major events does Sister "Creep" believe will happen very soon?

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