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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tim share with Eileen?
(a) His flashlight batteries.
(b) A ham sandwich.
(c) A tip from his boss.
(d) Cheese and crackers.

2. Where is Eileen Hancock?
(a) At home ill.
(b) Stuck in traffic.
(c) At Yosemite.
(d) In a Hollywood studio.

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

4. What is Rick Delanty's claim to fame?
(a) He discovers the shift in the comet's trajectory.
(b) He figures out how to divert the comet.
(c) He discovers a shift in the polar region that changes the earth's rotation.
(d) He will be first black man in space.

5. What are two things Alim and Harold plan to secure?
(a) A car to get out of the city.
(b) A radio and lots of batteries.
(c) Guns and food.
(d) A shelter at least sixty feet deep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Barry Price do?

2. What does Harvey suddenly realize?

3. What does Marty want to do?

4. Why does Fred Lauren murder Colleen?

5. Who meets Tim and Eileen at the observatory?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Tim and Eileen try to buy a car and what is the implication?

2. What is one repercussion of the "gloom and doom" message preached by Henry Armitage and others?

3. How does Alim demonstrate that he is re-thinking home robberies to ensure his gang's survival?

4. What makes Gordie decide not to commit suicide?

5. Why are Frank, Mark and Joanne in the desert?

6. What demonstrates how those who survive are the ones who concentrate on their own survival?

7. Most of the major characters are introduced in these first dozen or so chapters and much of what is written is about the protagonist(s), antagonist(s) and secondary characters. Define those three terms.

8. What is Harvey's reaction to what he finds and do you understand his reaction?

9. Who is Alim Nasser and how does he choose unwisely to face the situation about the comet strike?

10. What do Tim and Eileen do after leaving the observatory and what is your analysis of their actions?

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