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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. Why does Peyton scream when they see another light?

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

3. Why did Edgar dislike Randy's father?

4. What does Randy tell Helen to get at Beck's hardware?

5. What does Randy tell Mark?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Randy hear on the radio while driving to Orlando?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

They take one prisoner to hang the next day in town. They leave three dead highwaymen to rot on the road as a silent witness that crime in Fort Repose won't pay.

1. Justice has been changed by "The Day." No trials, appeals, etc. just martial law and a swift hanging. Do you think this is good or bad? Why or why not?

2. Why do you think Randy wanted to hang the highwayman instead of just shooting him out on the road?

3. If you had the responsibility that Randy has how would you have handled the problem of highwaymen? Use several examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Crises expose the nature of characters in Fort Repose. Randy and his neighbors on River Road struggle to survive by helping each other make the best of what they have.

1. Why do you think a crisis shows who people really are? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. If you were in a crisis as severe as the one in this book, who in your life would be the best person to have with you? Why?

3. How do you think your behavior would change if something like the crisis in this book occurred?

Essay Topic 3

In times of deprivation, dream fantasies like Randy's coffee and eclairs relieve anxieties associated with desire. The dream is a real Lib and coffee but Randy selflessly asks to be sure everyone gets a ration of the scarce treats.

1. Why do you think Randy is dreaming of coffee and eclairs? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Do you think dreaming or thinking about something you can't have is healthy? Why or why not?

3. How do you think the loss of common everyday items has changed Randy's character? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

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