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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tim advise the ranger?
(a) Nothing.
(b) To head for civilization.
(c) To hole up until the army arrives.
(d) To go into survival mode and plant food.

2. Where is Loretta?
(a) On the floor.
(b) In the bathroom.
(c) In the attic.
(d) In the basement.

3. What does Jellison suggest forming?
(a) A group to go out and help others.
(b) A vigilante group to keep order.
(c) A council for making decisions.
(d) A new government with him as president.

4. As Harvey makes his way inside, for what is he prepared?
(a) He is not sure.
(b) Everything ready for them to run.
(c) A threat.
(d) Nothing.

5. What project is Harvey beginning?
(a) A documentary of the homeless in San Francisco.
(b) A documentary of the Hopi Indians.
(c) A documentary of the comet.
(d) A documentary of the new rail system in L.A.

6. What is Harvey driving to get home?
(a) A police cruiser.
(b) A dump truck.
(c) A motorcycle.
(d) A travel all.

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

8. Who tries to take Harry to town?
(a) Cecelia.
(b) Frank.
(c) Harvey.
(d) Jason.

9. What do the astronauts think about the earth?
(a) They are thinking about the comet, not the earth.
(b) That it is old.
(c) That it is very resilient.
(d) That it is fragile.

10. What does Jellison suggest for survival?
(a) He is still forming a plan.
(b) Pooling resources.
(c) Calling in the National Guard.
(d) Moving further inland.

11. What does Tim tell the men at the collapsed tunnel about California?
(a) It suffers minimal damage.
(b) It is fine.
(c) Most of it is under water.
(d) It is gone.

12. Who wants to meet the Romans?
(a) No one since they are unfriendly.
(b) Harry.
(c) Norm Lilly.
(d) Senator Jellison.

13. What does Jakov say about women?
(a) They cannot be rational but a couple days out of each month.
(b) They are more rational then men.
(c) He does not like them.
(d) They become irrational every 28 days.

14. Who is killed on the way to Harvey's house?
(a) Mark.
(b) Loretta.
(c) Frank.
(d) Joanne.

15. Who fires nuclear weapons upon the Soviets?
(a) China.
(b) Iran.
(c) The USA.
(d) India.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides the residents, who else is at the ranch?

2. What is Rick Delanty's claim to fame?

3. What does Dr. Leonilla Alexandrovna Malik want to be doing?

4. What happens to Harry at Carrie Roman's house?

5. Where is Harry when an earthquake hits?

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