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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 do Florence and Alice see Randy do after Lib leaves?

2. How do Russia and NATO feel about the Mediterranean?

3. Where do Syrian tanks go near the beginning of the book?

4. Who calls Randy on the morning when the book begins?

5. Why have only a few members of Congress escaped?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Florence know Randy and what does she think of him in the beginning of the book?

4. Where does Randy find Dan and what happens?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

When Randy meets Mark at McCoy the political situation is bad. The brothers realize they may never see each other again and Randy stops in sorrow on the way home.

1. Why do you think Mark is not coming to Fr. Repose with his family?

2. If you were Mark, would you do what he is doing or would you come to Ft. Repose with your family? Why or why not?

3. How would you feel if you saw a member of your family at an airport and knew you would probably never see that person again?

Essay Topic 3

Randy returns with a fleet of boats full of salt and blue crab to a dining table heaped with delicious roast armadillo, and a kitchen sink with four large black bass. Three crying women convince him women need a man around.

1. Do you think that women were viewed differently at the time this book was published? Why or why not? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Do you think Peyton is being treated fairly by her family and especially her brother? Why or why not?

3. If you were a child in this book would you rather be Peyton or Ben? Why?

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