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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. Why did a man slaughter his wife and family?
(a) Anxiety over an impending attack by Iraq.
(b) Anxiety over impending war with Russia.
(c) Anxiety over an asteroid collision.
(d) Anxiety over the end of the world.

2. How does Dr Manhatten get to Arizona?
(a) He flies there in his personal jet.
(b) He uses superpowers to fly there.
(c) He takes Amtrak.
(d) He teleports there.

3. Who carried a sign announcing that the world would end soon?
(a) An enviromental protestor.
(b) A haggard-looking priest.
(c) A haggard-looking vagrant.
(d) A Salvation Army officer.

4. What is striking about the list of people Doug Roth reads on TV?
(a) All are members of a secret society.
(b) All have been diagnosed with diabetes.
(c) All have been diagnosed with terminal cancer.
(d) All have been aides to Richard Nixon.

5. About which group does this extract provide information?
(a) The Mothmen.
(b) The CIA.
(c) The Byrds.
(d) The Minutemen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unusual about Jon Osterman?

2. How many artists were involved in illustrating the comic?

3. What do the detectives talk about as they leave the apartment?

4. What is Professor Glass's normal job?

5. Which is the correct statement?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the problem with Jon and time?

2. Can any plot significance be attached to this section of the novel?

3. Why is it that Dr Manhattan is unavailable to help his country in the crisis it is facing?

4. Who is Dr Manhattan?

5. Even with Dr Manhattan as a vital asset, the United States is still vulnerable. Why is that?

6. What is Laurence Shexnayder's interest in Sally?

7. In Jon's story, what is the significance of Janey Slater?

8. There is a great deal of irony in this chapter. Comment on irony relating to the character of Dr Long.

9. What happened to Dollar Bill?

10. What is the basis for the statement "God exists and he's American"?

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