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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the man do after using the Geiger counter?
(a) Kneels and kisses the ground.
(b) Turn around to leave.
(c) Clasps his hands and looks up and prays.
(d) Take off his mask.

2. What does Ann hope?
(a) The Creek is no longer radioactive.
(b) Faro will not show up.
(c) The cows will be too skittish to get near the man.
(d) The calf will keep the cow from getting uncomfortable with too much milk.

3. What does the man do at the pond?
(a) Bathes.
(b) Puts a chemical in the water.
(c) Goes fishing.
(d) Takes a reading with some kind of instrument.

4. What does the man set up in the front yard?
(a) A hand-cranked generator.
(b) A water purification filter.
(c) A tent.
(d) A radio transmitter.

5. What is another thing the visitor does soon after examining the green leaves of a tree?
(a) He checks the tree and area with a Geiger counter.
(b) He plants an American flag in the soil by the tree.
(c) He climbs the tree to reach the fruit.
(d) He shoots his rifle into the air.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the man lay on top of his cart?

2. How does Ann feel about the man being there as she gets ready to sleep that night?

3. Who returns to the valley?

4. Where does Ann take the cows and young bull?

5. With what information does the book open in the first sentence?

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