2. Besides the residents, who else is at the ranch?
(a) Lots of cattle.
(b) A couple hikers lost before the comet.
(c) Guests who fled the more populated areas.
(d) No one.

3. Why does Sharps decide to call Senator Jellison?
(a) To suggest funding for a new observatory in the Arctic.
(b) To ask for more funding for the lab.
(c) To ask about a bill before the Senate right now.
(d) To suggest a manned space station to study the comet.

4. How do Jason and Harry celebrate the announcement?
(a) With a six pack of beer.
(b) With a bottle of champagne.
(c) By throwing a party.
(d) With a cup of Brandy.

5. Where does Dr. Sharps' group decide to meet?
(a) In the hills outside Los Angeles.
(b) At the Jellison ranch.
(c) Somewhere in Oklahoma.
(d) Near the Nevada border.

6. What does Harry learn at the commune run by Beck?
(a) That the comet hit Earth.
(b) That the National Guard is maintaining martial law.
(c) That there is a roadblock up ahead.
(d) That Harry's home is destroyed.

7. What does Barry Price do?
(a) Manages the San Joaquin Nuclear Power Plant.
(b) He is chief of police of San Joaquin.
(c) He is another astronomer.
(d) He is a lawyer for San Joaquin City.

8. What does the Hammerlab realize the morning the comet is to arrive?
(a) That the comet is smaller than thought.
(b) The comet is missing earth by a couple light years.
(c) That the comet is twice the size they originally believed.
(d) The comet's trajectory is nearer the Earth than anyone had thus far predicted.

9. What does Mayor Seitz do?
(a) Goes to see Senator Jellison.
(b) Declares a state of emergency.
(c) Begins getting rid of deadbeats in the town.
(d) Concedes to Senator Jellison's authority.

10. Where is Tim Hamner at the opening of the book?
(a) Hiking in the Poconos.
(b) At a party.
(c) In the astronomy lab.
(d) At his son's bar mitzvah.

11. Where is Harry when an earthquake hits?
(a) In bed asleep.
(b) On his mail route.
(c) Driving Jason to the airport.
(d) At Senator Jellison's ranch.

12. For what city are the archaeologists searching?
(a) Mims.
(b) Pompeii.
(c) Krakatoa.
(d) Atlantis.

13. What does Harry do when he cannot get past the cracks in the road?
(a) Helps the Millers with their harvesting.
(b) Hikes to Senator Jellison's ranch.
(c) Calls the post office on his walkie-talkie.
(d) Decides to camp on the side of the road until help comes.

14. Who is at the party with Senator Jellison?
(a) His brother.
(b) No one.
(c) His mistress.
(d) His daughter, Maureen.

15. What is forming in Tujunga?
(a) A soup line.
(b) A crack the size of the Grand Canyon.
(c) A memorial.
(d) A series of tremors.