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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. Where does Randy go to find a truck decoy for getting the highwaymen?

2. What destroys power service to Timucuan County?

3. What has become a popular entertainment in Ft. Repose since the day?

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

5. What is Randy worried about when he sits down to a surprise dinner?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to the Admiral's shortwave and what can be done about it?

3. What is the problem the community is having with salt and fish?

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

5. What happened to Dan when he was beaten?

6. What happens to the frozen food at Randy's and what do they decide to do about it?

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

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

9. What does Randy think about the highwaymen after Dan tells him his story?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Ben is upset that he shoots what he sees as a wolf but is a pet German Shepherd. Randy consoles Ben that dogs can turn into wolves at times like these.

1. What kind of circumstances do you think might have force the German shepherd into a wild animal?

2. What do you think would keep men from turning from civilized men to murderers and thieves at a time like in this book?

3. Describe another situation besides the one in the book that could make decent people turn bad.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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