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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. What did Newt encounter while traveling on the road to Tadfield?

2. When the dreamer awakens and hears Madame Tracy talking with someone in the kitchen, who is Madame Tracy talking to?

3. While waiting for his companions to join him in the quarry, the Them ask Adam what part of the world Adam will control. What is Adam's answer?

4. What kind of car does Newt drive?

5. Who is a passenger on a 747 returning to the United States from the Middle East?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Death confronts the deliveryman, what does Death tell him?

2. When the Them finally discusses what life would be like without Greasy and his gang in Tadfield, what is their verdict?

3. Crowley confesses to Arizaphale that he thinks his people are gearing up for the big one. What is the big one?

4. On Sunday after the showdown at the air base, Anathema is shattered. Why?

5. What does the tall biker tell the Trivial Pursuit player in the cafe?

6. How does Anathema know that Newt is a Witchfinder?

7. What does Adam tell the Them that they will need to have once they enter the air base?

8. The Hell's Angels in the cafe go over to the Four Horsemen to question if they are real Hell's Angels. In doing so, Big Ted mentions the one main thing that Hell's Angels can't abide. What is that one thing?

9. Describe the contents of the International Express package delivered to Chalky.

10. Adam and the Them continue past Tyler to the air base, but the Them do not take the same route as the Four Horsemen take. Why not?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A person's name not only helps the child form their identity, but gives a name by which they are known. In the story, which characters seem to have the most appropriate names? Explain your reasoning. Did the characters live up to the expectations associated with their names? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

All of the events which end up thwarting the coming Armageddon take place at the air base take place on a Saturday night.

a. What happens on Sunday morning?

b. Describe the reactions of the previous night's events for the following characters: Adam, the Them, Shadwell, and Anathema.

c. How will the thwarted Armageddon impact the four characters' remaining days? Explain your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Agnes Nutter is a character that we learn about only through tales of the past and her prophecies. Why does the author include Agnes Nutter in the story? What purpose does her presence serve? How is the plot furthered by her inclusion? How would the story be different if her character was never introduced?

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