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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 is Mrs. Josephine Vanbruuker-Brown important after the Day?
(a) she's Randy's neighbor
(b) she is Randy's grandmother
(c) she's Acting Chief Executive of the United States
(d) she's head of civil defense in Florida

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

3. What does Randy tell Helen and the children when they join him outside?
(a) they need to wait and see
(b) that it has started
(c) their father called
(d) the children need to go to school

4. Why does Alice agree to Florence's request?
(a) she thinks Florence needs support
(b) her husband is out of town
(c) she is bored
(d) she looked up Alas, Babylon

5. Who is Edgar Quisenberry?
(a) Randy's uncle
(b) a general in the Air Force
(c) owns the grocery store
(d) president of the bank

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lib tell Randy when she comes over after he gets home from the store?

2. What are Anthony and Cleo?

3. Where does Randy see lines of cars as he drives into town?

4. How old is Randy?

5. Who were Randy's parents?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

6. What do Helen and the children want to do when outside and what happens to them?

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

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

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

10. Who barges in on Randy after he returns home from his errands in town and what does she say?

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