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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Randy hear on the way home when he leaves Lib's house?
(a) of the bombing attack on Latakia
(b) an old song his father liked
(c) nothing, he doesn't turn on the radio
(d) of the red alert called

2. Who were Randy's parents?
(a) Gertrude and Judge Bragg
(b) Gertrude and Bill Houston
(c) he doesn't know who his parents are
(d) Mildred and Daniel

3. What are Anthony and Cleo?
(a) two gray mice
(b) African lovebirds
(c) a pair of racoons
(d) flying squirrels

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

5. What does Florence eat for breakfast?
(a) coffee and biscuits
(b) she doesn't eat breakfast
(c) orange juice and eggs
(d) toast and tea

6. What are Randy's favorite times of the day?
(a) early dawn and dusk
(b) midnight and noon
(c) noon and dawn
(d) dusk and midnight

7. What does Randy tell Helen and the children when they join him outside?
(a) the children need to go to school
(b) that it has started
(c) they need to wait and see
(d) their father called

8. Who is Sir Percy?
(a) a yellow cat
(b) a parrot
(c) a poodle
(d) a canary

9. What does Randy tell Mark?
(a) he should leave for Omaha
(b) he should stay in Florida
(c) he will take good care of Mark's family
(d) he thinks Mark is a total idiot

10. What kind of daily routine does Florence have?
(a) she has no routine
(b) one that changes on Mondays and Thursdays
(c) one that does not vary
(d) a chaotic one

11. Why does Peyton scream when they see another light?
(a) she slipped on the porch
(b) she's afraid
(c) the dog scared her
(d) the light has blinded her

12. What does the government of the United States declare on the radio?
(a) nothing
(b) the war is over
(c) all is clear
(d) martial law

13. What does Washington D.C. say about the explosion in the Middle East?
(a) it was a mechanical failure
(b) it was done on purpose
(c) it was done by Russia
(d) it was not the United States

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Randy think about the front of the McGoverns' house?

2. What does Randy tell Edgar that Mark said about money?

3. What is Randy wearing as he stands outside with his binoculars?

4. What does Randy's friend, Dan, say about him drinking for breakfast?

5. What does James Cobb fire at from his plane?

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