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

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

3. When "the man who likes movies" touches Emiliano, what happens to him?
(a) He drops into a coma.
(b) He drops dead.
(c) He turns hostile.
(d) He goes into a trance.

4. What does Macklin discover when he is called away by Perimeter Control?
(a) Earth House has started to collapse.
(b) The nuclear holocaust has begun.
(c) The Russians have invaded.
(d) The sentries have been killed.

5. In Chapter 43, Sister and the others face a critical shortage of what resource?
(a) Gas.
(b) Water.
(c) Batteries.
(d) Food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a man do in Sister Creep's dream?

2. In Sister Creep's dream what is the man wearing?

3. What does Beth dream of when she uses the glass ring?

4. Josh's final opponent in the game that Alvin's followers force him to play weilds what weapon?

5. Sister's group passes through what tunnel as they flee Manhattan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What cards appear during the tarot reading that Leona performs for Swan, and what do the cards mean?

2. How does Sister Creep react to seeing the Spanish woman's dead child?

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

4. What decision does Josh make while he and the others are sleeping in the barn, and what is its significance?

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

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

7. How do Roland, Macklin, and Sheila acquire a place to stay in the Salt Lake settlement?

8. What major events does Sister "Creep" believe will happen very soon?

9. Describe the dream that Sister Creep has when she is hiding in the unused subway tunnels.

10. What is the state of the survivors in PawPaw's shelter at the end of Chapter 17?

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