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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. Over what are fights erupting in Alim's group?
(a) Over the plans for the group.
(b) Over food.
(c) Over the few guns.
(d) Over women.

2. What does Tim do?
(a) He shoots at the vulture.
(b) A yells for help.
(c) He picks up a rifle and goes to check on the pass.
(d) He grabs his pistol and hides behind a rock.

3. What are Tim and Eileen sitting out while they eat?
(a) A forest fire.
(b) A tornado.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A hurricane.

4. What does Harvey do to quell the argument?
(a) Pulls out his pistol.
(b) Checks the map.
(c) Slaps both of them.
(d) Yells at them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Pete Bonar been doing?

2. What happens to Harry's truck?

3. Where does Harvey find his son?

4. Where does Deke send word about the landing?

5. When Tim comes up from under the water, what does he see?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Harvey and Mark doing at the opening to this section and what is their "take" on their efforts?

2. What are Maureen's thoughts about the prisoners from the Brotherhood and do you agree with her?

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

4. What convinces Jellison to admit Harvey and his group to the ranch and what is the implication?

5. Discuss Maureen's conversation with the Reverend Varley and her response to it.

6. What does it seem the general philosophy of life is now for most people?

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

8. 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?

9. How does Harvey help Maureen resolve her inner conflict?

10. 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?

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