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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Dan encounter in the forest?
(a) Harvey and Mark.
(b) A group of escaped convicts.
(c) A man in a ragged military uniform.
(d) His best friend and friend's wife.

2. Who does Alim's group find?
(a) Hook's small group of men.
(b) Deke Wilson's home.
(c) Senator Jellison's ranch.
(d) The astronauts.

3. What does Eileen do to give them a better driving experience?
(a) Deflates the tires slightly.
(b) Finds some railroad tracks and drives on them.
(c) Goes through pastures rather than on the rough cement road.
(d) Nothing.

4. Who leaves to go save the power plant?
(a) Most of the fighting force from Jellison ranch.
(b) Jason, Tim, Johnny, Hugo and several others.
(c) Jason and Harvey.
(d) No one.

5. Why does Dan think they should save the power plant?
(a) He does not think it is a priority.
(b) Because someday they may be able to use the power plant again.
(c) Because of the radioactive materials that would be dangerous in the wrong hands.
(d) Because civilization depends on electricity.

6. Who killed Hora?
(a) Cowles.
(b) Jones.
(c) Hooker.
(d) Gillings.

7. What does Hugo Beck say Armitage is preaching?
(a) The comet is punishment from God.
(b) That all works of man should be destroyed.
(c) The comet is Satan showing his power.
(d) The comet is a way of rearranging the power structure of society.

8. What are Tim and Eileen sitting out while they eat?
(a) A forest fire.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) A hurricane.
(d) A tornado.

9. What are Harvey and Mark doing?
(a) Splitting rocks.
(b) Planting vegetables.
(c) Building irrigation drains.
(d) Weeding corn rows.

10. What is Harvey supposed to do?
(a) Get back to the ranch and request more manpower.
(b) Create obstacles to delay the brotherhood.
(c) Help Dan make gas.
(d) Operate a catapult.

11. What does Harvey's group do?
(a) Use the M-60 machine guns they have found to ambush the brotherhood.
(b) Lay mines to blow up the boats.
(c) Fell trees, produce oil slicks and other obstacles.
(d) Sacrifice their lives for the greater good.

12. When Tim comes up from under the water, what does he see?
(a) A large semitruck full of canned goods.
(b) A boat with some of the Brotherhood.
(c) A gun pointed at him.
(d) Two military helicopters.

13. Under whom has the power plant been operating?
(a) No one.
(b) Havey's old boss.
(c) The mayor of Los Angeles.
(d) Barry Price.

14. Why does Harry think the stronghold will want Dan Forrester?
(a) Because of his knowledge and his book.
(b) Because he's an engineer.
(c) Because he's a special forces graduate.
(d) Because he's a doctor.

15. Why are they concerned about a salvage mission?
(a) People might get killed out there.
(b) Transporting the salvaged goods.
(c) They might not find anything and it isn't worth the risk.
(d) The manpower to defend the ranch would be depleted.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is arriving at the ranch?

2. What does Tim do?

3. Why does Harvey think the salvage mission needs to go now?

4. What has Rick heard?

5. Why does Harvey take over driving?

(see the answer keys)

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