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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Randy warn Florence and Alice about as they leave for town?
(a) too many people at the gas station
(b) convicts on the road with rifles
(c) nothing
(d) no food at the grocery store

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

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

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

5. Where does the Secretary of State fly for conferences to try and avoid a war?
(a) Russia
(b) London
(c) New York
(d) Geneva

6. Why does Randy think the period between 1870 and 1914 was wonderful?
(a) things were cheaper
(b) things were more simple
(c) there was no pollution
(d) there was no war

7. What does Helen ask Randy about Offutt Field?
(a) if he thinks Mark was there
(b) if the acting president might be there
(c) if he thinks it wasn't hit
(d) if he thinks that's the new capitol

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

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

10. What has been declared on the radio?
(a) nothing, it's dead
(b) a message from the president is coming
(c) a holiday
(d) a red alert

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

12. What does Randy do when Malachai helps him load the car?
(a) gives him cash and tells him about Mark's fears
(b) gives him a tip
(c) nothing
(d) tells him to gather his family and move

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

14. Why is Bubba Offenhaus head of civil defense?
(a) he owns the only ambulances
(b) he is an engineer
(c) he is ex-military
(d) he is ex-CIA

15. What does Mark propose to General Hawker at five in the morning?
(a) they try to call the President
(b) they send out the bombs
(c) they try to call Russia
(d) the weapons be released

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Randy tell Helen and the children when they join him outside?

2. What is the red baby?

3. What does Dan do when Randy tells him about Mark's premonition?

4. What is the Saratoga?

5. What does Randy hear on the way home when he leaves Lib's house?

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