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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. About what does Ann tell Loomis?
(a) Her secret diary.
(b) Her radio that is still working.
(c) Her cellar with lots of canned goods.
(d) Her family.

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

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

4. What does Ann do later in the day without Loomis?
(a) Row on the pond.
(b) Walk to the store.
(c) Visit the church.
(d) Fish.

5. What animal ran off after Ann's family went exploring?
(a) The dog.
(b) The cat.
(c) The donkey.
(d) The horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ann have Loomis move into the house?

2. What was John Loomis' occupation?

3. What does Ann fear about Loomis?

4. Where is the man?

5. After four days, what does Loomis' temperature mean?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Ann's parents left her home when they left to discover the effects of the war?

2. What does Ann decide to do to make cooking easier in the house?

3. Why is the valley special?

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

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

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

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

8. What happens that convinces Ann that the man knows nothing about farm life and what is her response?

9. What does Ann hear Loomis saying in his dreams and what does Ann think about what she hears?

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

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