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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 is Harvey supposed to do?

2. What convinces Jellison to let them stay?

3. Who arrives at the Jellison Ranch?

4. Who is arriving at the ranch?

5. What does George think should be done with the remaining brotherhood who are prisoners?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

6. What does Al tell Harvey about Maureen?

7. What does Tim suggest about the power plant and what is the ultimate decision?

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

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

10. What idea does Dan Forrester have to stop the New Brotherhood Army and does it seem plausible?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gordie and the Boy Scouts rescue some girl scouts from bikers who are abusing the girls. The boys and girls then pair off and create a new community. Discuss the following:

Assuming these boys and girls range in ages from 13-16, do you think it is responsible of Gordie as an adult to allow and/or even encourage the arrangement between the girls and boys?

Are these young people old enough to make the decision to not return with Harvey? Explain.

If you were a girl that was rescued, would you be willing to participate in the pairing off and all that implies? Why or why not?

What do you think the group would do to any boy or girl or refuses to pair off? Explain.

Is it moral for an adult to pair off with a sixteen year old girl, especially considering he has a wife already?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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