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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. How do Lib's parents feel about Randy?

2. Why does Randy stop at Bill Cullen's?

3. What does the government of the United States declare on the radio?

4. What does Admiral Hazzard have for news?

5. Who is Missouri?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens in the "Hole" when General Hawker returns and talks with Mark?

3. What does James Cobb do when ordered to go after a bogy?

4. Who's the second person to stop in at Randy's house after he returned from town?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Civilization retreats a hundred years in Fort Repose on The Day.

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

2. What do you think would happen in the United States in the present if all electrical power was permanently lost?

3. Do you think the loss of government and electrical power would cause some people to act better and some to behave worse than normal? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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