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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ________ is a big talking, sex addict who is stuck in a going-nowhere job but is convinced he will get his break in the movies.
(a) Leo.
(b) Dominick.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Ralph.

2. Thomas believes himself to be ___________ upon whom a new order can be built as the result of the apocalypse.
(a) Simon Peter.
(b) Peter.
(c) John.
(d) Joseph.

3. Sheffer tries to bond with Dominick, comparing him to the literary figure _______________.
(a) Mr. Darcy.
(b) Don Quixote.
(c) Sam.
(d) Oliver.

4. What did the United States citizens fear most about the Soviet Union during the 1950s?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Better economy.
(c) Invasion.
(d) Nuclear attack.

5. What is the name of Sheffer's seven-year-old daughter, who causes Dominick to remember the loss of his own daughter?
(a) Penny.
(b) Marie.
(c) Jesse.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ma takes the boys to the Back to School Festival of ___________ at the movie theater when they are in third grade.

2. Dominick talks about how rude he was to his mother when he was being fitted for ____________.

3. The author spends a lot of time describing the __________ which took place as the children made their way on the field trip.

4. Where does Thomas decide to cut off his hand in order to escape being drafted into the military?

5. What is the terminal disease that Thomas and Dominick's mother eventually dies from?

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