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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sister Creep has what occupation at the beginning of the novel?
(a) She is a social worker.
(b) She runs a soup kitchen.
(c) She is homeless.
(d) She is a nun.

2. In order to escape from the destruction, the President boards a plane with what code name?
(a) Airforce One.
(b) Strategic Air Central.
(c) Airborne Command.
(d) Marine One.

3. Where does Swan live?
(a) Detroit.
(b) Salt Lake City.
(c) Oklahoma City.
(d) Wichita.

4. What type of events does Leona seem to predict?
(a) Changes in the weather.
(b) Births.
(c) Disasters.
(d) Deaths.

5. Sister Creep lost her own child in what circumstances?
(a) The child died with no cause.
(b) She was driving drunk.
(c) She gave the child up for adoption.
(d) She neglected the child's health.

6. The men who rescue sister's group ride what kind of a vehicle?
(a) A bus.
(b) A snow plow.
(c) A semi-tractor trailer.
(d) A dump truck.

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

8. How do Roland and Macklin plan to dig for the resource they want to retrieve from Earth House?
(a) By ordering the soldiers to dig.
(b) By causing a second collapse.
(c) By asking for volunteers to dig.
(d) By forcing the civilians to dig.

9. What does Swan find intact when she and Josh reach the surface?
(a) Her mother's car.
(b) Her Cookie Monster doll.
(c) A billboard for Earth House.
(d) A scarecrow.

10. What do Josh and Swan discover that they believe might lead them to the surface?
(a) A fissure in the earth.
(b) A gopher hole.
(c) A water pipe.
(d) A drainage hole.

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

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

13. What does Sister Creep leave behind as she runs through Manhattan after emerging from the subway tunnels?
(a) Her blanket.
(b) Her Bible.
(c) Her money.
(d) Her bag.

14. What was Josh Hutchins' former profession?
(a) Private detective.
(b) Football player.
(c) Police officer.
(d) Coast guard diver.

15. The President's council advises him to set the Defcon status to what level when United States borders are threatened?
(a) Zero.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Colonel Macklin believe about the Earth House?

2. As he lies trapped, Colonel Macklin has a flashback to his time in what place?

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

4. Colonel Macklin is encouraged by a mysterious entity that he calls __________.

5. Where does Sister Creep believe she is when she comes to her senses after the nuclear attack?

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