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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, pages 171 - 209.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does "UPS" refer to in the context of the novel?
(a) The Utilitarian People's Society.
(b) The Unborn Protection Society.
(c) The Unprotected Persons Society.
(d) The United Postal Service.

2. What has Phil bought a lot of and locked in the car trunk when he returns with food and provisions for the first time in Part I?
(a) Bombs.
(b) Guns.
(c) Gasoline.
(d) Water.

3. What does Mother ask Cedar after introducing herself for the first time on Cedar's computer (68)?
(a) "What can I do to help you?"
(b) "Where would you like to go?"
(c) "How are you today?"
(d) "Where are you?"

4. Where does Phil bury his and Cedar's cell phones in Part I?
(a) The Denny's parking lot.
(b) The St. Jude Cathedral Cemetery.
(c) The Roosevelt Hospital parking lot.
(d) The Pioneers and Soldiers Cemetery.

5. What did Grandmother Mary's father teach her to brush her teeth with when she was young?
(a) A fern leaf.
(b) A boar's-hair brush.
(c) A peeled willow twig.
(d) A piece of stripped cloth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What magazine does Cedar describe producing in Part I?

2. How long ago were dinosaurs the dominant life-form on earth, according to Cedar in Part I?

3. Who helps Sera and Cedar load into the postal truck as they head out traveling north in Part II?

4. What does Cedar say our planet's age is in Part I?

5. Where did Phil have to go to find food after the supermarkets have run out in Part I?

(see the answer key)

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