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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Randy have to talk to Edgar?
(a) to date his niece
(b) to pay off his mortgage
(c) to withdraw money
(d) to cash Mark's check

2. What does Randy find out about the planes at McCoy?
(a) they are in the hangers
(b) they are in the air, circling
(c) he doesn't find out anything about the planes
(d) they've been sent to other airfields

3. Where does Randy stop on his way home from town?
(a) at the river
(b) at a scenic overlook
(c) at Florence's
(d) at Lib's

4. In what month did the Day occur?
(a) December
(b) November
(c) May
(d) August

5. What kind of music does Florence like to listen to?
(a) country music
(b) classical
(c) easy listening
(d) opera

6. What does "Alas, Babylon" mean to Randy?
(a) a code that means war might be starting
(b) a code that means all is well
(c) a saying from Treasure Island
(d) nothing

7. Who calls Randy on the morning when the book begins?
(a) Mark
(b) Daisy
(c) no one
(d) Western Union

8. What does Randy see when he goes outside after being shaken awake?
(a) that bird he's been watching
(b) nothing
(c) a red glow to the east and south
(d) the sunrise

9. Where is Lavinia when Randy arrives at the McGoverns' house after the Day?
(a) on the lake
(b) in the garden
(c) sitting on the front porch
(d) medicated in bed

10. What has happened to the McGoverns' house?
(a) it is flooded
(b) the front window is cracked
(c) it has burned down
(d) it has collasped

11. Who is Edgar Quisenberry?
(a) Randy's uncle
(b) a general in the Air Force
(c) owns the grocery store
(d) president of the bank

12. How do Lib's parents feel about Randy?
(a) they think he's great
(b) they think he's okay
(c) they don't like him
(d) they love him like a son

13. Who shares the income from family holdings with Randy?
(a) his brother Mark
(b) his grandparents
(c) his parents
(d) his brother and sister

14. What does Randy hear when he is awakened from his bed shaking?
(a) long deep rumble
(b) Helen screaming
(c) the children fighting
(d) Florence yelling at his dog

15. Where does Randy see lines of cars as he drives into town?
(a) at the gas station
(b) at the library
(c) at the police station
(d) at the post office

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Florence and Alice see Randy do after Lib leaves?

2. Where do Syrian tanks go near the beginning of the book?

3. What does Mark propose to General Hawker at five in the morning?

4. What does Florence eat for breakfast?

5. What does Lib think about Randy living in Ft. Repose?

(see the answer keys)

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