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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who kills himself the day the bombs are dropped?
(a) Dan Dunn
(b) Florence
(c) Jerry Kling
(d) Edgar Quisenberry

2. Who does Randy call because of Peyton?
(a) Edgar
(b) Dan Gunn
(c) Alice
(d) Florence

3. Why is Mrs. Josephine Vanbruuker-Brown important after the Day?
(a) she's Randy's neighbor
(b) she's head of civil defense in Florida
(c) she is Randy's grandmother
(d) she's Acting Chief Executive of the United States

4. What does Florence ask Alice to do?
(a) call the sheriff about Randy
(b) come to the Western Union office
(c) spend the weekend with her
(d) go shopping with her

5. What does Randy tell Helen to get at Beck's hardware?
(a) a couple of hunting knifes
(b) twenty-two caliber long-rifle hollow points
(c) coleman lanterns
(d) sleeping bags

Short Answer Questions

1. What two cities near Randy's town are hit by nuclear blasts?

2. Where does Randy see lines of cars as he drives into town?

3. Why does Randy have to talk to Edgar?

4. What does Lib tell Randy when she comes over after he gets home from the store?

5. What does Randy do when Malachai helps him load the car?

(see the answer key)

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