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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One, Part Two, Chapters 6-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Colonel Macklin believe about the Earth House?
(a) It is a social experiment.
(b) It is structurally unsound.
(c) It is a marvel of engineering.
(d) It is pointless.

2. At the end of Chapter 2, where does Sister Creep decide to hide?
(a) In a parking garage.
(b) In a cathedral.
(c) In the subway tunnels.
(d) In a warehouse.

3. What minor problem cascades into a major disaster at Earth House shortly after the nuclear attacks begin?
(a) A structural crack.
(b) A plumbing issue.
(c) An electrical short.
(d) A personnel shortage.

4. At the beginning of the novel, the United States and what other nation are gearing up for nuclear war?
(a) The USSR.
(b) China.
(c) North Korea.
(d) Pakistan.

5. What is Sister Creep's "magic place"?
(a) A subway station.
(b) An abandoned theater.
(c) A glass shop.
(d) An antique store.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Colonel Macklin do with the occupants of the RV who attempt to gain entrance to the shelter?

2. What does a man do in Sister Creep's dream?

3. What combat sport does Josh Hutchins practice?

4. How does Macklin's inner voice react to what he discovers when he is called away by Perimeter Control?

5. How did Swan get her nickname?

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