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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Sardar Khanin, why would a thermonuclear weapon be a bad idea to use in the pass?

2. Where is Kwang Jingshu located at the end of the novel?

3. What are Bohdan Taras and other soldiers expected to do at the bridge?

4. According to Michael Choi, who or what are the true victims of the war?

5. What does Kondo Tatsumi say about his own generation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what happened in Cuba during the war?

2. Explain the importance of Radio Free Earth during the war.

3. Explain the importance of Tomonaga Ijiro to Japan after the war?

4. Why did the narrator speak to so many different people during the story?

5. According to Maria Zhuganova, how is Russia coping after the war?

6. Explain what happened in North Korea during the war. What does Hyungchol Choi speculate happened?

7. How has Kwang Jingshu's perspective changed after the war?

8. Why does the author end with Todd Wainio's story?

9. Explain how the United States's desire to go to war is a turning point in the story.

10. Why is Michael Choi so upset by the extinction of whales on Earth, as well as the deaths of most of the Earth's marine life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is "the road to New York?" Describe it in detail, and explain whether it was successful or not, using evidence from the story.

Essay Topic 2

Many changes occur in the characters as a result of the outbreak and war. Choose one character from the story and explain how and why that character changed as a direct result of the outbreak and war.

Essay Topic 3

Write a brief biography of Breckinridge Scott, and explain his role in the outbreak, Panic, and war. Be specific.

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