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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 Mayor Seitz do?
(a) Begins getting rid of deadbeats in the town.
(b) Concedes to Senator Jellison's authority.
(c) Declares a state of emergency.
(d) Goes to see Senator Jellison.

2. Who wants help to retaliate upon China?
(a) Great Britain.
(b) India.
(c) The USSR.
(d) Iran.

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

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

5. About what does Leonilla complain?
(a) The fact that they are missing seeing the comet come to earth.
(b) That the comet is behind the moon.
(c) About some policies of Russia's space program.
(d) The bad food on the space station.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Tim Hamner hosting at his home?

2. Who is the "Brown" in the name of the comet?

3. How is the dog?

4. Where are archaeologists Alexander Willis and MacDonald sitting?

5. What does Barry ask Delores?

Short Essay Questions

1. What policy does Jellison and his cohorts decide upon and do you agree with them?

2. What is Harry doing when the comet strikes and what is his response?

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

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

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

6. What does Harvey find when he finally makes it home?

7. Why is the rain that is falling salty?

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

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

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

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