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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 engulfs the island where Willis and MacDonald are sitting?

2. How is the dog?

3. What have the thieves taken?

4. Where does Harvey say his son Andy can go?

5. What project is Harvey beginning?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do most scientists misjudge the path of the comet before it hits earth?

2. Why are Frank, Mark and Joanne in the desert?

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

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

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

6. What happens to Norm Lilly that demonstrates the continued deterioration of law and order?

7. Who is Alim Nasser and how does he choose unwisely to face the situation about the comet strike?

8. Why is the rain that is falling salty?

9. What does it say about Tim and Eileen that they agree to take four of the children and about Larry who refuses to harm Tim and Eileen?

10. Discuss how carefully Gordie plans his suicide.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Harvey comes home just after the comet begins striking the earth, he finds his wife and dog murdered and his house ransacked with the supplies he had carefully laid up for disaster stolen. He lies down and starts to go to sleep. Discuss the following:

Why do you think Harvey just lies down and goes to sleep?

What do you think would have happened had Joanne and Mark not arrived?

Why do you think some people react to survive in a crisis and others just give up and resign themselves to death?

In Hot Fudge Tuesdae: Three, Dan Forrester goes to great lengths and uses critical time to hide books, including one on how to make insulin, which ultimately does Dan no good since he dies before he can get to the books. Why do you think Dan takes time to hide the books and why do you think he does not take the one critical book on insulin production with him? Do you think what he did was wise or foolish? Discuss fully.

Essay Topic 2

Harvey and his friend, Gordie, both have financial problems. Discuss the following:

Compare and contrast the methods both men use to deal with their financial problems.

What personality traits about each man make them solve their problems in different ways? Give examples.

Do you think Gordie being given a second chance will change him? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The concern that the comet could hit Earth is becoming an epidemic. Many fear that it will create an end-of-the-world scenario, despite what the experts are saying. Discuss the following:

What would you believe were you part of an earth that was in the same situation as in the book?

Would you take precautions to prepare for a disaster? What would they be?

How often have you heard a dire prediction about the earth? Do you believe any of the predictions? Why or why not?

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