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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Edgar dislike Randy's father?
(a) he dated Edgar's wife before they were married
(b) he humiliated him in a poker game
(c) he lost a lot of money
(d) he put his money in the other bank in town

2. 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

3. What does Randy remember when he wakes in Chapter Four?
(a) that Helen is coming that day
(b) that he hasn't seen Lib
(c) more things he needs to buy
(d) that he's suppose to call his brother

4. What does Randy think of Florence?
(a) she's very nice
(b) she is crazy
(c) she's very smart
(d) she's a gossipy old maid

5. Why does Dan stop by to see Lib?
(a) to talk about her mother
(b) to tell her that her mother has died
(c) to ask her on a date
(d) to give her some meds for herself

6. Why does Mark want his family to leave?
(a) he wants them to see Randy
(b) they live in a primary target area
(c) he's too busy to deal with them
(d) he wants them to have a vacation

7. What does Admiral Hazzard have for news?
(a) a navy field phone
(b) a police scanner
(c) a short-wave radio
(d) a military telephone

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

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

10. What does Ben ask Randy?
(a) why there is no mushroom cloud
(b) where the lights are located
(c) if they are going to die
(d) where his father might be

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

12. What does Alice say Randy is doing?
(a) meditating
(b) watching Lib drive away
(c) stalking something
(d) going to sleep

13. What does Randy take with him when he goes to town in Chapter 4?
(a) his dog
(b) nothing
(c) his family book of history
(d) extra gas cans

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

15. What does James Cobb fire at from his plane?
(a) an air torpedo
(b) a sidewinder
(c) a machine gun
(d) nothing

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mark give Randy before saying good-bye?

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

3. How many residents does Ft. Repose have?

4. What does Randy decide to tell Alice and Florence?

5. Who kills himself the day the bombs are dropped?

(see the answer keys)

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