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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When he tries to stop at PawPaw's store, Josh Hutchin's car passes through which of the following?
(a) A hailstorm.
(b) A sudden thunderstorm.
(c) A swarm of locusts.
(d) A black cloud of ash.

2. After taking control of the Salt Lake settlement, Macklin dons a uniform from what historical place and time?
(a) Soviet Russia.
(b) The Confederacy.
(c) Fascist Italy.
(d) Nazi Germany.

3. Where does Sister Creep believe she is when she comes to her senses after the nuclear attack?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Hell.
(c) Jerusalem.
(d) Purgatory.

4. According to the doctor at the Red Cross station in Homewood, about how many people (by percentage) have black scabs on their faces like Sister does?
(a) 10.
(b) 90.
(c) 65.
(d) 25.

5. Doyle believes that Sister's group is being affected by what?
(a) Mass hypnosis.
(b) A hoax.
(c) Hysteria.
(d) Excessive faith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Josh worried about when he and the others discover they are trapped in the shelter?

2. What minor problem cascades into a major disaster at Earth House shortly after the nuclear attacks begin?

3. How does Roland react to the process of amputating Colonel Macklin's hand?

4. What destroys the President's plane?

5. After the collapse, Macklin worries about what resource within Earth House?

Short Essay Questions

1. What connections are drawn between Doyle Halland and wolves in this section?

2. Describe the problem that occurs at Earth House just after the nuclear attacks begin.

3. Why does Sister "Creep" get into a fight in Chapter 2?

4. What is unusual about the fight that Josh engages in in Chapter 2?

5. What does Roland do during his family's initial visit to Earth House that demonstrates that he is reckless and insensitive?

6. What does Doyle do to the members of Sister's group and why?

7. What disagreement does Colonel Macklin have with the builders of Earth House?

8. What does "the man who likes movies" want when he is at the Empire State Theatre, and how does he get it?

9. What inner struggle does Macklin go through after he and the others move into the Salt Lake settlement?

10. What unusual abilities does Swan seem to possess?

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