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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 is driving Randy when they find the highwaymen?

2. Why does Dan say the fish haven't been poisoned by radiation?

3. Who is the acting Chief Executive of the United States?

4. Where did Dan stop to look for notices of sick people?

5. What provides news from the outside?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of illness in town worries Dan and who seems to have it?

2. What does Randy see when the highwaymen ambush him and what does he do?

3. How do they take care of Porky Logan's body?

4. What happens to Ben the night Dan is robbed?

5. In what shape do they find Dan and what happened to him?

6. How does Dan keep his car going and the Admiral's radio working?

7. What are some of the things Randy discovers a few months after the Day, what does he miss and how does he feel?

8. What is Dan using for antiseptic and for anesthetic?

9. What has Peyton found in the attic and what does Randy say to her?

10. When were Lib and Randy married? Who performed the service? What did the bride and groom wear?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A civilization takes many things for granted but realizes their value only in their absence.

1. What do you think is meant by this statement from the perspective of the book?

2. What do you think people in present day America take for granted?

3. Describe a time that you or someone you knew lost something or someone that/who was taken for granted.

Essay Topic 2

Ironically, Edgar starts a bank run and single-handedly destroys the cash and credit he believes civilization needs to survive. He is humiliated and takes his own life because he cannot face it.

1. Do think humiliation could actually cause someone to commit suicide? Why or why not?

2. What do you usually do when you've been humiliated or very embarrassed?

3. What have you learned from times in which you've been humiliated or embarrassed? How would it relate to Edgar?

Essay Topic 3

Randy dislikes violence and guns but draws his pistol to maintain order and get enough volunteers to bury Porky with his radioactive jewelry. The next change of circumstance alerts him to a lack of authority in Fort Repose.

1. Why do you think people need authority or government in order to behave properly? Use examples from the book and/or your life to support your answer.

2. Do you think from what you know of humans, there will ever be a time a large group of people living together in the same area would not need a form of universal governing? Why or why not?

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