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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 Roland realize will be the best source of power for himself and Macklin?
(a) Sheila's drugs.
(b) Macklin's military experience.
(c) Persuasion.
(d) Their weapons.

2. How does Macklin's inner voice react to what he discovers when he is called away by Perimeter Control?
(a) It gloats over his misfortune.
(b) It is frightened.
(c) It is excited.
(d) It is indifferent.

3. Sister's group passes through what tunnel as they flee Manhattan?
(a) The Steinway tunnel.
(b) The Lincoln tunnel.
(c) The Holland tunnel.
(d) The Clark Street tunnel.

4. How does Josh's opponent become injured during their match in Chapter 3?
(a) He overexerts himself.
(b) Josh knocks him out.
(c) He is attacked by a spectator.
(d) He trips and falls.

5. After the collapse, Macklin worries about what resource within Earth House?
(a) Water.
(b) Food.
(c) Air supply.
(d) Personnel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Crybaby?

2. When "the man who likes movies" touches Emiliano, what happens to him?

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

4. Why are the theater employees disturbed during the showing of a particular film?

5. What injury has Josh sustained during the initial nuclear attacks?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What happens at PawPaw's store when the nuclear attacks begin?

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

8. Describe the ritual that the survivors in Paul's cabin carry out every day.

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

10. How do Roland, Macklin, and Warner plan to gain access to Earth House's emergency stores? How successful is their plan?

(see the answer keys)

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