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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Randy find out about Blue Crab Run?
(a) an old family diary
(b) from Florence
(c) from Preacher Henry
(d) from a library book

2. Who is the acting Chief Executive of the United States?
(a) Mr. Stephenfield
(b) Mrs. Gardner
(c) Mrs. Vanbruuker-Brown
(d) Mr. Patterson

3. When do the highwaymen hit their victims?
(a) at dusk
(b) during the day
(c) at dawn
(d) at night

4. From where did they get candy for the children in Chapter 10?
(a) from Admiral Hazzard
(b) from Jim Hickey
(c) from the grocery store
(d) from Caleb

5. Where does the car behind Randy herd them?
(a) to the forest
(b) to Jim Hickey's house
(c) to the ocean
(d) to a blocked bridge

6. What month seems to be one with plenty of food?
(a) November
(b) March
(c) December
(d) June

7. What was wrong with the children Dan went to treat?
(a) measles
(b) whooping cough
(c) chicken pox
(d) typhoid

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

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

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

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

12. What does Peyton find that lifts everyone's spirits?
(a) an old wind-up phonograph player
(b) four old kerosene lanterns
(c) toliet paper
(d) a box of candy bars

13. How was Porky Logan buried?
(a) taken out to sea
(b) in a lead lined casket
(c) he was taken to the radioactive zone
(d) he was creamated

14. What does Conelrad say people should do for water?
(a) Red Cross trucks are bringing it in
(b) use swimming pools
(c) use the river
(d) boil drinking water

15. What does Randy see when the highwaymen stop him?
(a) a large boulder in the road
(b) a downed tree
(c) Dan's model A
(d) Jim's jeep

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is driving Randy when they find the highwaymen?

2. Who does Peyton ask about fishing?

3. With what does Randy shave?

4. Why does Ben need surgery?

5. What does Randy decide about the Henrys' hens?

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