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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mabel see lightning hit?
(a) The Washington Monument.
(b) The St. Louis Arch.
(c) The Lincoln Memorial.
(d) The Statue of Liberty.

2. What happens to Norm?
(a) He gets a shotgun blast in the chest.
(b) He has insulin shock.
(c) He slips into one of the cracks in the road and breaks his neck.
(d) Nothing.

3. What have the thieves taken?
(a) Harvey's gun collection.
(b) Harvey's son.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Harvey's jerky and vitamins.

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

5. Who is Harvey Randall?
(a) Tim's co-worker.
(b) A documentary filmmaker.
(c) The man who is datng Tim's daughter.
(d) Tim's brother-in-law.

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

7. For whom are they sending helicopters?
(a) Tim and his family.
(b) The Governor.
(c) The families of the astronauts.
(d) The president.

8. What does Marie make them do?
(a) Go to her house for her to get her things.
(b) Wait for her son to get home.
(c) Help her with her wounded dog.
(d) Go to look for Gordie.

9. After the red alert, who joins Rosten and Luce in the bunker?
(a) The vice president.
(b) The Joint Chief of Staff.
(c) A sergeant, who is assigned to stand watch at the door.
(d) The president.

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

11. Where do Tim and Eileen almost drive off the road?
(a) When they are almost to the observatory.
(b) They are on foot and not driving.
(c) At a collapsed road.
(d) Right after leaving Tujunga.

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

13. What engulfs the island where Willis and MacDonald are sitting?
(a) A large steam cloud.
(b) A giant tidal wave.
(c) A huge lava flow.
(d) Nothing, just a few small tidal waves come partly inshore.

14. Why does Fred Lauren murder Colleen?
(a) She is married to a man Fred hates.
(b) He thinks the world is about to end so he does not care if he is caught.
(c) She has taunted him constantly.
(d) Fred is paronoid and thinks she is wiretapping him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one problem the nuclear plant is facing?

2. Who is driving the travel all as they leave Harvey's house?

3. Who wants to meet the Romans?

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

5. Why do the astronauts consider aborting?

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