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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 do Tim and Eileen find off the main road?
(a) A gravel road.
(b) Two horses grazing.
(c) A way to climb upwards.
(d) A dead woman.

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

3. Where is Harry when an earthquake hits?
(a) Driving Jason to the airport.
(b) At Senator Jellison's ranch.
(c) In bed asleep.
(d) On his mail route.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What have the thieves taken?

2. What do Tim and Eileen try to buy?

3. Who is among the officers who cuts the chains to arrest the white-robed fanatics.

4. After the red alert, who joins Rosten and Luce in the bunker?

5. What is Harvey driving to get home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Define the literary term "comic relief" and give an example of it from this section.

2. Describe a couple of Harry's "appointed rounds" and an evaluation of this man.

3. What do Tim and Eileen find when they arrive at Tujunga and what is the implication?

4. Why is the rain that is falling salty?

5. How are Harvey and Gordie somewhat similar in their financial situations?

6. What exchange between Barry and Delores seems to remove some pressure from Barry?

7. Do you think Harry is a little crazy for continuing his pursuit to deliver the mail?

8. Who seems to take Armitage's type of preaching to heart in this section and what does he do?

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

10. What demonstrates that the women are handling the situation quite well?

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