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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 does Harvey's group do?

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

3. What kind of information does the mail carrier bring Senator Jellison?

4. Who does Dan encounter in the forest?

5. What does Jackie say about the situation for blacks?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. How does Tim and his group get admitted to the ranch?

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

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

6. What does Al tell Harvey about Maureen?

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

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

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

10. What does Beck say about the New Brotherhood Army?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Harvey and Senator Jellison are two of the most influential characters in Lucifer's Hammer and have a major impact on the rest of the people in the story.

Part 1) Compare and contrast the characters of Harvey and the Senator. How are they the same? How are they different?

Part 2) What do you think would have happened if these two characters, Harvey and Senator Jellison, never existed in the story? Use events from the book where the direct influence of Harvey and Senator Jellison had an impact on others.

Part 3) Who is the better leader,Harvey and Senator Jellison? Cite several examples from the book to support your case.

Essay Topic 3

Soon after the comet hits, Eric goes back to the Burbank Jail where he finds that a jailer has released all the prisoners except Fred. Eric, citing the fact that no one deserved to die locked in a cell, kills the murderer. Discuss the following:

Do you believe Eric did the right thing in killing Fred?

What if it were a prisoner where the certainty of his guilt was not proved; then what should Eric do?

What do you think should happen in the prisons across the United States where those serving time have been found guilty in a court of law? Should they be released from certain death if they remain locked up?

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