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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 is forming in Tujunga?
(a) A soup line.
(b) A series of tremors.
(c) A memorial.
(d) A crack the size of the Grand Canyon.

2. What does Barry tell Delores?
(a) That the plant is to be shut down indefinitely.
(b) That he is quitting as manager of the plant.
(c) That the plant is approved to go online Tuesday.
(d) That the plant is to be shut down until after the comet passes.

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

4. What is Tim Hamner hosting at his home?
(a) A party to celebrate he and his wife's anniversary.
(b) A party for his daughter's sixteenth birthday.
(c) A super bowl party.
(d) A party to watch the documentary about the comet.

5. What does Tim notice about his family?
(a) They are very close-knit.
(b) They do not seem to care about the comet.
(c) They all are so proud of him.
(d) They have grown apart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Hammerlab realize the morning the comet is to arrive?

2. What does Tim share with Eileen?

3. What are two things Alim and Harold plan to secure?

4. What do the friends do after laying the cycles down?

5. What are Charles Sharps and Dan Forrester doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the activities aboard the space shuttle and comment upon the conversation.

2. Identify who you think are the protagonist(s), antagonist(s) and two or three secondary characters and why.

3. How is the comet likened to a hot fudge sundae and what is the consequence of that analogy?

4. How do Tim and Eileen use a clever ruse to make their way through the hysterical crowds?

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

6. Briefly describe Tim and Eileen's journey by car to the observatory.

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

8. How do the astronauts decide to land in California?

9. What makes Gordie decide not to commit suicide?

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

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