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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 do Coker and Bill find at Tynsham?
(a) A community of sighted.
(b) It is deserted.
(c) A community of blind and sighted.
(d) A community of blind.

2. What happened to Joan and Ted?
(a) They died of starvation.
(b) They died of plague.
(c) They disappeared when they went for help.
(d) They died in an accident.

3. Who does the young woman in Beaminster believe is coming to save them?
(a) No one.
(b) The Irish.
(c) The Americans.
(d) The Russians.

4. How does Dennis keep from becoming lost?
(a) He strings twine behind him as he walks.
(b) He marks his way with chalk so others can find him.
(c) He uses a compass as he walks.
(d) He uses a radio to communicate with the sighted.

5. What does Josella realize as she explains her escape from Russell Square, and the gunshot?
(a) That Bill was the one who fired the shot.
(b) That Susan was the one who fired the shot.
(c) That Miss Durrant was the one who fired the shot.
(d) That Coker was the one who fired the shot.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bill suggest they begin to search for Josella in the Downs?

2. What does the redheaded leader of the other group do when he sights Bill?

3. What does Bill note about the sheep and cattle?

4. Who does the little girl want Bill to check on?

5. Where does Bill find Josella's district to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what Bill finds at Tynsham.

2. Explain Josella's fears about her wedding.

3. Explain Coker's argument about why the young woman at Tynsham is at fault for not getting the lights back on.

4. Describe Miss Durrant's views, and her Tynsham community.

5. Describe how Coker came to remain sighted.

6. Describe Shirning Farm.

7. Describe the scene with the man in the inn at Steeple Honey.

8. Explain how Coker meets with Bill again.

9. Explain why the young woman comes to Bill in his room in Chapter Eight, and his reaction.

10. Describe how Bill first discovers the plague, its symptoms, and its result.

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