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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. Who joins the men to go save the power plant?
(a) People from a fishing village on the way.
(b) Men and women from all over the valley.
(c) No one.
(d) A few of the disillusioned from the Brotherhood.

2. What does Harvey say about the amount of food allotted to them?
(a) It's more than he believed he'd get.
(b) It's not enough for manual labor.
(c) It is sufficient.
(d) It's amazingly generous.

3. What is the topic of the meeting?
(a) Whether more greenhouses need erecting.
(b) Whether it is a good plan to send out a salvage crew.
(c) Whether the power supply will be sufficient for the winter cold.
(d) Where guns can be found.

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

5. Why does Harvey think the salvage mission needs to go now?
(a) The goods will be salvaged by others by spring.
(b) They need medicines.
(c) Anything under water will be ruined by spring.
(d) They need more fire power.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under whom has the power plant been operating?

2. Who is driving while Eileen sleeps?

3. What has Pete Bonar been doing?

4. What does Harvey do to quell the argument?

5. Whose home will Harvey's group be passing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What decision does Jellison make about Bonar and do you agree with his decision?

2. What does one man who is scavenging with Deke say people are going to have to get used to, and do you think he is right?

3. How does the Reverend Armitage contribute to the unsavory things Alim and Hooker's group are already doing?

4. What does Harvey find when he goes to search for his son and the other Boy Scouts and do you think Harvey makes the right decision?

5. What is the difficult part about guard duty at the Jellison stronghold?

6. What does Maureen struggle with when she is out inventorying supplies in the area?

7. Why is Harvey designate to create obstacles for the New Brotherhood Army and what does he call himself?

8. How does Harvey convince Al that he is a valuable addition to the needs of the people in this area?

9. What does Harvey do and how do his tactics work on delaying the Brotherhood?

10. What does Jackie say is ironic about the situation of the blacks since the comet strike?

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