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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Josh worried about when he and the others discover they are trapped in the shelter?
(a) They have no water.
(b) They will run out of food.
(c) PawPaw is going insane and may be dangerous.
(d) They will run out of air.

2. What does Macklin do with the survivors who have keloids?
(a) He forces them into hard labor.
(b) He forces them out of the camp.
(c) He executes them.
(d) He quarantines them.

3. Sister's group believes that the ring acquired its magical properties from what source?
(a) The lives of the people who died.
(b) God.
(c) The blast.
(d) Sister's faith.

4. Why does Macklin go to the lake after he, Roland, and Sheila move into the settlement?
(a) To spy on the people of the settlement.
(b) To gather drinking water.
(c) To proselytize.
(d) To disinfect his arm.

5. How does Roland react to the process of amputating Colonel Macklin's hand?
(a) He is mesmerized.
(b) He becomes instantly ill.
(c) He is horrified.
(d) He is uninterested.

6. What major event is Sister Creep waiting for?
(a) The presidential election.
(b) The coming of a pagan god.
(c) The magnetic alignment of the earth.
(d) The Rapture.

7. What does Artie dream of when he uses the glass ring?
(a) A trip to the beach.
(b) White clouds and sunshine.
(c) His home.
(d) A picnic with his wife.

8. Why does Sheila stay with Roland and Macklin?
(a) She has nowhere else to go.
(b) She is attracted to their power.
(c) They force her to stay.
(d) It is the safest thing to do.

9. When Sister and Artie return from searching for supplies, they discover that Doyle is really _________.
(a) The man who likes movies.
(b) A priest.
(c) A spy.
(d) The former President.

10. What resource do Roland and Macklin want to retrieve from Earth House after it collapses?
(a) The weapon cache.
(b) Strategic maps and military codes.
(c) The backup generator.
(d) The emergency supply stash.

11. Whom did Sister see in the dream walk she had after she and Artie escaped from Doyle?
(a) Darleen.
(b) Roland and Macklin.
(c) Josh and Swan.
(d) The Spanish woman.

12. What unusual sight does Swan witness while her mother is fighting with "Uncle" Tommy?
(a) A huge flock of crows flies over the house.
(b) The wind repeatedly changes directions.
(c) The clouds all suddenly disperse.
(d) Hundreds of fireflies land on her window.

13. Sister's group passes through what tunnel as they flee Manhattan?
(a) The Clark Street tunnel.
(b) The Holland tunnel.
(c) The Steinway tunnel.
(d) The Lincoln tunnel.

14. What does Josh find that has begun to grow where Swan has been sleeping?
(a) Shoots of corn.
(b) Mushrooms.
(c) Mold.
(d) Grass.

15. What happens immediately after Swan senses danger?
(a) Bombs begin landing around the building.
(b) A distant nuclear blast shatters the windows.
(c) Missiles shoot out from the cornfields.
(d) There is an explosion inside the building.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Alvin and his followers force Josh to play a game called _________.

3. When "the man who likes movies" touches Emiliano, what happens to him?

4. What do Josh and Swan discover that they believe might lead them to the surface?

5. What does Leona do to buy more time for Josh and Swan?

(see the answer keys)

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