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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One, Part Six, Chapters 34-40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the theater employees disturbed during the showing of a particular film?
(a) There are inexplicable scenes added to the film.
(b) They smell fire and sulfur.
(c) A man laughs during the film.
(d) A woman sobs uncontrollably.

2. Roland and Macklin barter with the Fat Man for a tent that formerly belonged to whom?
(a) A prostitute.
(b) A family with a baby.
(c) A mad man.
(d) A widow.

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

4. The city of Matheson was once home to what type of an institution?
(a) A regional hospital.
(b) A military academy.
(c) A nuclear power plant.
(d) An insane asylum.

5. How does Josh's opponent become injured during their match in Chapter 3?
(a) He trips and falls.
(b) He is attacked by a spectator.
(c) Josh knocks him out.
(d) He overexerts himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What member of Sister's group gives up hope and cannot cross through the tunnel with the others?

2. How did Swan get her nickname?

3. What does Leona think she sees in Josh's face?

4. What does Josh find that has begun to grow where Swan has been sleeping?

5. When Sister and Artie return from searching for supplies, they discover that Doyle is really _________.

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