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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. Who leaves to go save the power plant?

2. What does Dan lose in the encounter?

3. What does Tim do?

4. Who is at the entrance to the Jellison Ranch?

5. What has been erected around the Jellison property?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What are some people resorting to as they try to survive and what do you think of the idea?

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

8. What is one of the purposes of the meeting to which Harvey has been summoned?

9. What does Al tell Harvey about Maureen?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

There are a large number of people sharing living quarters, and many are unrelated adults such as the house where Harvey, Tim, Eileen, Mark, Joanna and the four Wagoners live on the Jellison compound. Discuss the following:

How difficult do you think it would be to live with a group of people you barely know? Discuss.

What are some things a group of such people as mentioned above can do to help keep things going smoothly?

In your opinion, what would be the most difficult aspect of such a living arrangement?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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