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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. Where does Harvey find his son?

2. What are Tim and Eileen sitting out while they eat?

3. What happens to Harry's truck?

4. Who attends the court proceedings?

5. What does Maureen think is best?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What are a couple cultural changes that have happened with the comet strike?

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

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

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?

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.

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