2. Who is the "Brown" in the name of the comet?
(a) It is the name of the lab where Tim works.
(b) It is the name of a young man who discovers the comet about the same time as Tim Hamner.
(c) It is Tim's wife's name.
(d) It is Tim's boss's name.

3. Who is Delores?
(a) Harvey's wife.
(b) Barry's sister.
(c) Barry's secretary and lover.
(d) Harvey's camera woman.

4. What does Harvey suddenly realize?
(a) He does not know where Gordie's wife is.
(b) His son was at school.
(c) Loretta needs her medicines.
(d) His wife is dead.

5. Why is Rick Delanty delayed in doing his work?
(a) He was confused.
(b) He was trading jobs with someone else.
(c) He didn't know what his job was.
(d) He was sick.

6. Why does Frank lay the motorcycles down?
(a) To do an oil change.
(b) To work on the chains.
(c) To drain the gas out of the tanks completely.
(d) So they won't fall over in a quake.

7. What do Tim and Eileen try to buy?
(a) Some trail food.
(b) A car.
(c) More batteries.
(d) A motorcycle.

8. Who is among the officers who cuts the chains to arrest the white-robed fanatics.
(a) Tim.
(b) Eric.
(c) Fred.
(d) Andy.

9. What is included in Loretta's survival kit?
(a) Vitamins and sleeping pills.
(b) Guns and batteries.
(c) Chocolate and diet pills.
(d) Pantyhose and make-up.

10. Why do the astronauts consider aborting?
(a) They want to get back to their families.
(b) They think they can help more on earth.
(c) They are afraid of the future.
(d) Their lab will likely be pelted with, at the least, high-velocity gravel.

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

12. What do Tim and Eileen do?
(a) Leave the observatory in their car.
(b) Stay for the night and promise to leave in the morning.
(c) Kill Marty.
(d) Stay despite Marty's protests.

13. What does Baker think is the answer to the earth's problems?
(a) He is not sure.
(b) Mandatory pollution control by a world-wide governing body.
(c) Mandatory population control.
(d) Colonizing other planets.

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

15. Who arrives as Harvey is almost asleep?
(a) Joanne and Mark.
(b) Frank and Mark.
(c) Andy and Joanne.
(d) Joanne and Frank.