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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Florence Wechek do for work?

2. What does Mark tell Randy about his family?

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

4. What does Admiral Hazzard think about Moscow?

5. What does Randy see when he goes outside after being shaken awake?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Florence tell Alice about Randy?

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

3. Why does Mark give Randy a check, what might they do with the money and how do they part?

4. What happens when Mark's flight arrives at McCoy?

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

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

7. What does Mark do after his family leaves for Orlando before he reports to work?

8. What does Helen ask Admiral Hazzard and why?

9. Who is Florence Wechek and what is discovered about her at the beginning of the book?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Edgar Quisenberry is in denial, believing he has enough cash and the bank enough staying power to make it through. Pride and arrogance stop him from limiting withdrawals as his teller suggests.

1. Why do you think someone would withdraw into a delusion when afraid?

2. Describe a time when you or someone you know denied a situation because of fear.

3. Do you think if you had been in the situation when the bombs dropped you might go into denial? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Randy asks who won but Paul's answer includes the remark that there isn't much left to win, that it didn't really matter.

1. Do you think countries would ever have an all out nuclear war knowing that it would destroy civilization? Why or why not?

2. How do you think the U.S. was able to determine it had won the war? Do you think it mattered? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Randy's final humiliation of Edgar by trading paper for cash to buy goods symbolizes the fate he boasts won't happen with him in charge.

1. What do you think is meant by this statement. Use examples from the text to support your answer.

2. Why do you think Edgar is unwilling to see what might be the reality of the situation with his bank?

3. Describe one other use of symbolism you've seen in the book so far.

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