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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Lt. Shawn looking at with a pair of binoculars at the start of the book?
(a) his brother's backyard
(b) the town of Piedmont, Arizona
(c) two purple vans with peace symbols
(d) a couple of bears

2. What brought about the first scientific crisis in history?
(a) the discovery of the atom
(b) the advent of modern science
(c) the invasion of aliens
(d) the discovery of an alien space ship

3. What spurred significant advances in biological science?
(a) the discovery of germs
(b) a cure for cancer
(c) the invention of antibiotics
(d) the polio vaccine

4. How does the information needed to contact Wildfire read?
(a) IN CASE OF FIRE - Notify SECURITY OFFICER 37
(b) IN CASE OF FIRE -- Notify Division 87 -- Emergencies Only
(c) IN CASE OF FIRE - Notify the FBI
(d) IN CASE OF FIRE - Notify the fire department

5. What do Lt. Shawn and Pvt. Crane find in Piedmont?
(a) just a town with people going about their business
(b) no people on the streets
(c) dead bodies in the middle of the street
(d) the traffic light doesn't work

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the private and lieutenant looking for the Scoop satellite?

2. Where is Mission Control for Project Scoop located?

3. What is Project Wildfire?

4. What does Major Arthur Manchek order when he hears of the radio silence at Piedmont?

5. Who is Major Arthur Manchek?

(see the answer key)

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