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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. After reading Arizaphale's notes about the upcoming Armageddon, why is Crowley not totally discouraged?

2. Who is the Chairman of the Lower Tadfield Resident's Association?

3. How do Adam and the Them get to the air base?

4. Where is the International Express delivery on the last day of the world made?

5. How was Sergeant Deisenburger wounded in Vietnam?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Adam confess to the Metatron that he just doesn't understand?

2. Why have neither Crowley's people nor Arizaphale's people made contact with these two?

3. Anathema is prepared for Newt's visit. What has she laid out to be ready for his arrival?

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

5. Why do the Witchfinders carry pins?

6. How is Shadwell finally persuaded to take on his assignment?

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

8. When the Four Horsemen finally meet up with each other, what does the anticipation of finally getting Armageddon underway feel like to them?

9. Why are the four Hell's Angels not mentioned in the Book of Revelations?

10. What is the Metatron's reasoning for why Armageddon should happen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The readers are introduced to Adam and his friends when they are eleven. Adam is clearly the leader of the pack.

a. What personality characteristics does Adam display that make him the natural leader of the Them?

b. How does his changing personality affect Adam's leadership and the reaction of his friends to his ideas and game suggestions?

c. Compare and contrast Adam's personality before and after he starts to realize he is the Antichrist.

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

Arizaphale and Crowley are adversaries by nature, so how/why is it that they become friends? How can their friendship be characterized?

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