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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why does Dan think Jim had a bad brood of bees?
(a) not enough flowers
(b) not enough sun
(c) radiation
(d) too much sun
2. Who do they find dead in bed with a case of jewelry?
(a) Rita Hernandez
(b) Porky Logan
(c) Pete Hernandez
(d) Bill Cullen
3. What is Randy worried about when he sits down to a surprise dinner?
(a) Lib is leaving him
(b) Helen is having a nervous breakdown
(c) Ben is still at the Henry's
(d) Dan hasn't returned
4. Who does Peyton ask about fishing?
(a) Bill McGovern
(b) Caleb
(c) Preacher Henry
(d) Admiral Hazzard
5. What month seems to be one with plenty of food?
(a) June
(b) December
(c) November
(d) March
6. Why does Dan say the fish haven't been poisoned by radiation?
(a) he doesn't say that
(b) there's no dead ones in the river
(c) fish aren't affected by radiation
(d) it's too far north
7. Where was Lib when Randy returned home from the Porky affair?
(a) in a tall cabbage palm tree
(b) at her old house
(c) in his bed
(d) at the river
8. Why does Randy decide to go over to the Admiral's after dinner?
(a) to listen to the radio
(b) to take Lib for a walk
(c) to get sworn in as a peace officer
(d) to see if Dan is there
9. Why is Peyton upset?
(a) she has to go to school
(b) there's no candy left in town
(c) her father hasn't come back yet
(d) Ben won't let her hunt
10. What does Peyton find that lifts everyone's spirits?
(a) an old wind-up phonograph player
(b) four old kerosene lanterns
(c) a box of candy bars
(d) toliet paper
11. What does Conelrad say people should do for water?
(a) use the river
(b) boil drinking water
(c) Red Cross trucks are bringing it in
(d) use swimming pools
12. Why does Bill want Randy's lawn roller?
(a) to hunt for snakes
(b) to smooth out the road
(c) to make bricks
(d) for a corn mill
13. What does Randy take to town to barter for coffee?
(a) three loafs of bread
(b) a dozen eggs
(c) some ammunition
(d) a bottle of Scotch
14. What is Randy dreaming about as he wakes at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) the bombs dropped on the day
(b) a hotel in Miami
(c) his father
(d) his brother
15. Where does Randy get a case of Mason jars?
(a) the drugstore
(b) the A & P store
(c) at an antique store
(d) Beck's hardware
Short Answer Questions
1. Who was shot during the battle with the highwaymen?
2. How does Randy plan to get drinking water for his house?
3. What happens to Dan when he tries to keep his medical bag?
4. What provides news from the outside?
5. Who is the acting Chief Executive of the United States?
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