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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. Which character is the first to realize he or she has immunity to the superflu?
(a) Charles Campion.
(b) Wayne Stukey.
(c) Stu Redman.
(d) Larry Underwood.

2. Who fears the arrival of the Walkin Dude?
(a) Frannie Goldsmith.
(b) Kit Bradenton.
(c) Larry Underwood.
(d) Harry Henreid.

3. Who has their first dream of Mother Abigail and the Dark Man?
(a) Nadine Cross.
(b) Stu Redman.
(c) Wayne Stukey.
(d) Randall Flagg.

4. Who accompanies the nurses at the Atlanta Plague Center?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Doctors.
(c) Surgeons.
(d) Armed guards.

5. What city do the thieves attack a deaf-mute named Nick Andros?
(a) Arlington.
(b) Minneapolis.
(c) New York.
(d) Shoyo.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Lloyd kills the rat, where does he put it?

2. What kind of car is waiting at the Conoco station south of town for Kit Bradenton?

3. What visible marks are on the dead bodies in the car in the opening scene of the novel?

4. Who arrives to examine Stu Redman at the facility?

5. Stu Redman wrestles what out of the hands of the doctor?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why exactly is the U.S. government being so obstructive in the face of Armageddon during the plague?

2. What do you think of the government's response to this crisis in this novel so far?

3. Before being recruited by Flagg, Lloyd Henreid was in prison for what?

4. How did the virus even get to the whole facility?

5. What are the descriptions of the main characters?

6. Why is Leo Rockway afraid of Harold Lauder?

7. Why does the disease have the nickname 'Captain Trips'?

8. What made the clock turn red at the tower control room?

9. How does Dayna think Randall Flagg can see her?

10. Does Randall Flagg have to continue his line of evil?

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