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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 happens to Harry's truck?

2. What do the boys and Gordie decide to do?

3. What does Tim hear?

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

5. How is Jellison?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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 does Harvey find when he goes to search for his son and the other Boy Scouts and do you think Harvey makes the right decision?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Senator Jellison has an assistant quietly go about gathering survival supplies, though his formal statement is that there's no reason to panic. Discuss the following:

Do you think it is moral for officials who have greater knowledge than the average citizen about a possible future disaster to keep that information from the public? Discuss in context of this story and any personal knowledge you have from "real" life.

How can the government warn citizens to prepare for a disaster of this magnitude without causing total panic and a dangerous situation just from the panic?

Do you trust your government when it comes to receiving warnings about possible natural and/or man-made disasters that may affect you? Why or why not.

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

In Fourth Week: The Prophet, Jackie who says the blacks have gotten what they always wanted; city hall is gone and there's no more rule to keep the blacks down. The problem now is that there aren't enough blacks to hold onto even a small piece of land in order to live. Discuss one of the following:

How are blacks portrayed in Lucifer's Hammer and are they portrayed stereotypically?

If this book were written in 2010, would black be portrayed differently? Would they be any of the "good" guys?

What ways could help things to not be divided by race and class if something like this were to happen in 2010? Use examples from the book and show how they might be treated differently.

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