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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. What does Swan see in the smoked mirror?
(a) Josh dying to defend her.
(b) The nuclear attacks.
(c) A field of green crops.
(d) Halland and Sister holding the glass ring.

2. 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.

3. 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) Hundreds of fireflies land on her window.
(c) The wind repeatedly changes directions.
(d) The clouds all suddenly disperse.

4. What is Sgt. Schorr's specialty?
(a) Engineering.
(b) Defense.
(c) Logistics.
(d) Hospitality.

5. What does Sister see in the dream walk she has at Paul's cabin?
(a) Swan's tarot card reading.
(b) A warning.
(c) The Salt Lake settlement.
(d) The shoots of corn growing in PawPaw's shelter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to "the man who likes movies" during his encounter with Sister Creep?

2. In order to escape from the destruction, the President boards a plane with what code name?

3. Where do Roland, Macklin, and Teddybear Warner set up a perimeter within Earth House?

4. What resource do Roland and Macklin want to retrieve from Earth House after it collapses?

5. Sister's group believes that the ring acquired its magical properties from what source?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the game that Alvin and his followers force Josh to play.

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

3. What happens to Roland's parents during the fighting in Earth House?

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

5. Describe Sister Creep's reaction when she emerges from the subway tunnels.

6. What is the strategy of the United States to prevent further advances by the USSR?

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

8. How does Swan's group react to seeing the lit K-mart?

9. What are Macklin's first actions as the new ruler of the Salt Lake settlement?

10. What unusual abilities does Swan seem to possess?

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