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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Randy stop at Bill Cullen's?
(a) to get a lottery ticket
(b) to order some flowers for Helen
(c) to buy bourbon and scotch
(d) to get some drugs

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

3. What does Mark worry the situation in the Middle East is?
(a) the President with a secret agenda
(b) a stupid mistake
(c) a fabricated falsehood
(d) an excuse for war

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of music does Florence like to listen to?

2. When does Florence normally wake up?

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

4. What has been declared on the radio?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Randy do when he first arrives at McCoy and what does he see?

2. What happens at the bank when it gets low on money and what does Edgar do about it?

3. How does Florence know Randy and what does she think of him in the beginning of the book?

4. Where did Randy go after he left the bank and what did he do?

5. What does Randy think of Florence at the beginning of the book?

6. Why is Alice late meeting Florence and what ultimately happened?

7. Who is James Cobb and what is he doing for the Air Force?

8. How does Helen feel about leaving Mark and what is his answer and why does he say it?

9. What does the announcement from the Acting Chief Executive tell the people of Ft. Repose?

10. Randy receives a call from Western Union. Who is the telegram from and what does it say and mean?

(see the answer keys)

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