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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. What does Ben ask Randy?
(a) where the lights are located
(b) where his father might be
(c) if they are going to die
(d) why there is no mushroom cloud

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

3. Who does Randy ask for at McCoy Air Base?
(a) Mark
(b) Lieutenant Colonel Paul Hart
(c) Lieutenant Baker
(d) no one

4. Why do Helen and Randy decide to go to Admiral Hazzard's house?
(a) to see if he has any guns
(b) to see if he has any information
(c) to see if he is okay
(d) to see if he wants to move in with them

5. What does Bill McGovern call Randy when he goes in the living room?
(a) a local Paul Revere
(b) a bastard
(c) a psychic
(d) an idiot

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Randy's friend, Dan, say about him drinking for breakfast?

2. What does Florence ask Alice to do?

3. Who does Randy call because of Peyton?

4. What is Randy wearing as he stands outside with his binoculars?

5. What do Florence and Alice see Randy do after Lib leaves?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens in the "Hole" when General Hawker returns and talks with Mark?

3. What wakes Randy in the beginning of Chapter 5?

4. What does Florence tell Alice about Randy?

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

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

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

8. What does Bill McGovern say to Randy about his warning from Mark?

9. Who are the Bragg brothers and what are they both doing at the beginning of the book?

10. What does Edgar Quisenberry do and how does he feel about it?

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