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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Catherine is concerned that what will suffer if Tom has a public fight with Peter in Act I Scene 2?
(a) The environment.
(b) The town.
(c) The Institute.
(d) The family.

2. When he enters in Act II Scene 1, Peter demands to see the report, promising to help with what?
(a) The spelling.
(b) The distribution.
(c) The labor.
(d) The editing.

3. Who sent Tom a letter in Act I Scene 1?
(a) The federal government.
(b) His neighbor.
(c) The local university lab.
(d) A childhood friend.

4. In Act II Scene 2, Tom explains to the crowd that the dream he had for the Springs was to provide a way to do what?
(a) Cure the sick and dying.
(b) Stockpile water.
(c) Increase revenue.
(d) Relax.

5. Who arrives to inform Tom that he lost his position at the Institute in Act III?
(a) Mr. Aslaksen.
(b) Captain Horster.
(c) Peter.
(d) Catherine.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Tom, what must be dismantled in order for the population to be safe?

2. What compromise does Tom reach when reading the report at the gathering in Act II Scene 2?

3. What did Peter say in his note to Tom in the beginning of Act I Scene 2?

4. Catherine enters after Tom in Act II Scene 1 and demands that he do what?

5. Who suggests that Tom act with moderation in Act II Scene 1 when Tom tells Hovstad that Peter has declared war?

(see the answer key)

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