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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rusty Weathers belonged to what kind of an organization?
(a) An acting troupe.
(b) A local government.
(c) A paramilitary force.
(d) A circus.

2. What is Josh Hutchins' nickname?
(a) The Stalker.
(b) The Doctor.
(c) Cobra.
(d) Black Frankenstein.

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

4. What does Leona think she sees in Josh's face?
(a) A crucifix.
(b) A cloud.
(c) A black pit.
(d) A skull.

5. Josh's final opponent in the game that Alvin's followers force him to play weilds what weapon?
(a) A chainsaw.
(b) An axe.
(c) A lead pipe.
(d) A bat.

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

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

8. Swan's mother has a dream about what shortly before dying?
(a) Her mother and father.
(b) Her hometown.
(c) Her pastor.
(d) A peaceful city.

9. What does Colonel Macklin do with the occupants of the RV who attempt to gain entrance to the shelter?
(a) He orders the RV destroyed.
(b) He puts them under arrest.
(c) He lets them enter.
(d) He denies them entrance.

10. What does Beth dream of when she uses the glass ring?
(a) Flying.
(b) Food and safety.
(c) Drinking water.
(d) Swimming.

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

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

13. Where do Roland, Macklin, and Teddybear Warner set up a perimeter within Earth House?
(a) The command station.
(b) The armory.
(c) The cafeteria.
(d) The supply room.

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

15. Chapter 6 opens in a theater named ______________.
(a) The Golden Branch Theatre.
(b) The Gottfried.
(c) The Empire State Theatre.
(d) The 36th Street Imperial Theatre.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 2, where does Sister Creep decide to hide?

2. What unusual sight does Swan witness while her mother is fighting with "Uncle" Tommy?

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

4. What film is being shown at the opening of Chapter 6?

5. What does Macklin discover when he is called away by Perimeter Control?

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