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

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

3. How does Randy plan to get drinking water for his house?
(a) he hasn't figured it out yet
(b) from the river
(c) from artesian well irrigation water
(d) out of an old windmill

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

5. Where does Randy go to find a truck decoy for getting the highwaymen?
(a) Jim and Marsha Hickey
(b) Bubba Foland
(c) Bill McGovern
(d) Pete and Rita Hernandez

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of illness in town has Dan worried?

2. What does Dan tell the group when he comes home?

3. What does Helen find three days after the Day?

4. Why does Bill want Randy's lawn roller?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the things Randy discovers a few months after the Day, what does he miss and how does he feel?

2. What happens at Dan's office?

3. What does Randy decide to do about the highwaymen and what does he put at the bandstand?

4. What has Peyton found in the attic and what does Randy say to her?

5. What happens when Malachai stops at the ambush?

6. What does Randy plan to do about water for the house?

7. What kind of illness in town worries Dan and who seems to have it?

8. In what shape do they find Dan and what happened to him?

9. What is Dan using for antiseptic and for anesthetic?

10. What has happened to the electrical service at Ft. Repose?

(see the answer keys)

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