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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. Who were Randy's parents?

2. Why is Mrs. Josephine Vanbruuker-Brown important after the Day?

3. Who does Randy ask for at McCoy Air Base?

4. What does Randy remember when he wakes in Chapter Four?

5. What does Randy do when Malachai helps him load the car?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Randy go after he leaves the grocery store and what does he do?

2. What does Randy drink in the morning and what does his friend, Dan, say about it?

3. What does Helen ask Admiral Hazzard and why?

4. What does Dan say about Peyton's eyes and what does he do about them?

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

6. What kind of encounter does Randy have with Florence and Alice after he is alone the evening of his errands to town?

7. What does "the Day" designate and how important is it to the people of Ft. Repose?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 1 it may seem that Randy is a developing alcoholic but he says as long as he just enjoys but doesn't crave, he's okay.

1. Do you think people can't be alcoholics if they don't think they are? Why or why not?

2. What do you think are the symptoms of alcoholism?

3. Do you think if someone has a drink in the morning that makes him/her an alcoholic? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Randy recalls they used to say a big war would cost too much, disrupt world trade and bankrupt everybody. Helen calls him an idealist.

1. Why do you think Helen called Randy an idealist?

2. Do you think being idealistic is easier than being realistic? Why or why not?

3. Who do you know who is an idealist and why do you say that person is one?

Essay Topic 3

Alice becomes a learning resource for the community and helps Dan practice hypnosis for anesthesia. When old methods don't work or are not available, new methods for doing essential tasks must be found.

1. Do you think some interesting inventions might come out of this tragedy? Why or why not?

2. What do you think are the most important needs to survive in a world with no medical supplies or electricity? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

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