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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. Who was supposed to stay with Ann when her parents went exploring?
(a) David.
(b) Faro.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Mrs. Klein.

2. For what is Loomis searching?
(a) Survivors.
(b) His young son and daughter.
(c) His wife.
(d) His parents.

3. Why doesn't Ann use the tractor?
(a) She needs gas.
(b) It has flat tires.
(c) It is too big for the size of garden she is making.
(d) She does not know how to get it running.

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

5. What does Ann do to the chickens before hiding out?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Kills them.
(c) Chases them out of their fenced in area.
(d) Puts them in small wire cages and takes them to the cave.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal ran off after Ann's family went exploring?

2. Where is the man?

3. In addition to the suit, what does Loomis' group create that enables Loomis to survive a search for survivors?

4. Who goes with Ann to gather the greens?

5. What would Ann like to have in a church if she ever got married?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the man say possibly happened to Ann's family?

2. How does Ann become inspired to make a salad?

3. Why does Ann bring Loomis into her home?

4. Why concerns Ann about the approaching stranger?

5. What does Ann daydream about as she is picking salad greens?

6. Who is the stranger and what was his job before the war?

7. Why does Ann decide to go down to the farm yard and what does she discover?

8. What does the man in the suit do when he finally arrives at Ann's house?

9. How does Ann describe the newly-arrived stranger?

10. How does Loomis manage to survive on his long journey walking from New York?

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