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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the wedding present Bill gives Lib and Randy?
(a) Dan will move in with him
(b) a sailboat
(c) a new rifle he had in his house
(d) the house on the river

2. What does Randy tell Ben about his father?
(a) he is most likely dead
(b) he is with the Chief Executive
(c) he will be coming back soon
(d) he is still in the hole at Omaha

3. What happened at Dan's office?
(a) it was burned down
(b) Dan doesn't have an office?
(c) it was broken into by drug addicts
(d) it was overrun with patients

4. What does Randy think the highwaymen are using to find people vulnerable to them?
(a) a female spy
(b) the notices at the bandstand
(c) their children
(d) a pair of binoculars

5. How do the Henrys think they are losing hens?
(a) dogs gone feral
(b) wild cats or wolves
(c) people stealing them
(d) foxes

6. Why does Dan say the fish haven't been poisoned by radiation?
(a) there's no dead ones in the river
(b) it's too far north
(c) he doesn't say that
(d) fish aren't affected by radiation

7. What does Dan tell the group when he comes home?
(a) his car broke down
(b) he was attacked and robbed by highwaymen
(c) he got lost on the way home
(d) he's seeing a woman

8. Where did Dan stop to look for notices of sick people?
(a) his old office
(b) the drugstore
(c) the hardware store
(d) the Bandstand

9. Why is Peyton upset?
(a) her father hasn't come back yet
(b) she has to go to school
(c) Ben won't let her hunt
(d) there's no candy left in town

10. What does Randy decide about the Henrys' hens?
(a) they must be guarded
(b) they should be killed for the meat
(c) he has nothing to say about the hens
(d) they need to be locked up

11. What does Helen find three days after the Day?
(a) Peyton can see again
(b) a source of fresh vegetables
(c) an old bow with arrows
(d) the freezer is no longer cold

12. Who does Peyton ask about fishing?
(a) Caleb
(b) Admiral Hazzard
(c) Bill McGovern
(d) Preacher Henry

13. What happens to Dan when he tries to keep his medical bag?
(a) he is beaten unconscious
(b) he is shot
(c) his hand is broken
(d) nothing

14. Why does Randy decide to go over to the Admiral's after dinner?
(a) to listen to the radio
(b) to see if Dan is there
(c) to take Lib for a walk
(d) to get sworn in as a peace officer

15. Where does Randy get a case of Mason jars?
(a) Beck's hardware
(b) at an antique store
(c) the A & P store
(d) the drugstore

Short Answer Questions

1. What month seems to be one with plenty of food?

2. Where does Randy go to find a truck decoy for getting the highwaymen?

3. What kind of business does Bill Cullen have?

4. Who does Randy invite to move into his house?

5. What does Randy take to town to barter for coffee?

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