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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Barry tell Delores?
2. For what city are the archaeologists searching?
3. Where is Tim Hamner at the opening of the book?
4. Who arrives as Harvey is almost asleep?
5. What does Jason Gillcuddy announce to his friend, Harry Newcombe?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Tim and Eileen find when they arrive at Tujunga and what is the implication?
2. How do the astronauts decide to land in California?
3. How do Tim and Eileen use a clever ruse to make their way through the hysterical crowds?
4. What demonstrates how those who survive are the ones who concentrate on their own survival?
5. Do you think Harry is a little crazy for continuing his pursuit to deliver the mail?
6. What advice does Tim give the ranger?
7. What is one repercussion of the "gloom and doom" message preached by Henry Armitage and others?
8. What makes Gordie decide not to commit suicide?
9. Discuss how carefully Gordie plans his suicide.
10. What is Harvey's reaction to what he finds and do you understand his reaction?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
As Joanna listens to Mark and Frank, she's increasingly annoyed that Mark continually interrupts Frank with opinions of his own regarding what other catastrophes could cause the end of the world. Frank had originally been undecided whether to accompany the couple, but had gone because he felt Mark incapable of protecting Joanna and Joanna overly confident that she could protect herself. This book is set in the time in which it is written, the mid-1970s. Choose one of the following to discuss:
Discuss three predominant characteristics of 2 of the major female characters in the book. Do you think these women would be portrayed in a similar fashion in a book written today?
Do women still "need" protecting by men? If such a catastrophe happened in the first decade of the 21st century, would women have a different role than in this book?
Some of the fights take place because there are not enough women to "go around." Discuss this idea and its implications.
Essay Topic 2
Tim and Eileen arrive at Tim's observatory to find several men - led by Marty Robbins - guarding with guns, refusing Tim admittance and saying generally that laws of ownership no longer exist. When Harry finds the Chicken Farm vacant and the owners deceased, he decides to take up residence there. Discuss the following:
Do you think the laws of ownership are impossible to maintain under this type of situation? Why or why not?
Is it moral to have kept Tim from his own property and thus increasing his vulnerability to being killed? Discuss.
Does it seem ethical for Harry to take up residence at the Chicken Farm? Why or why not?
If the United States government and State's governments are eventually established, who do you think should own a piece of property--the former owners or those who have commandeered the property?
Essay Topic 3
Harvey and Senator Jellison are two of the most influential characters in Lucifer's Hammer and have a major impact on the rest of the people in the story.
Part 1) Compare and contrast the characters of Harvey and the Senator. How are they the same? How are they different?
Part 2) What do you think would have happened if these two characters, Harvey and Senator Jellison, never existed in the story? Use events from the book where the direct influence of Harvey and Senator Jellison had an impact on others.
Part 3) Who is the better leader,Harvey and Senator Jellison? Cite several examples from the book to support your case.
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