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

2. What does Faro point to in the field?
(a) A grouse.
(b) A quail.
(c) A dove.
(d) A rabbit.

3. What inspires Ann to make a salad?
(a) A dream about a rabbit.
(b) Seeing an add in a magazine.
(c) A dream about her mother.
(d) Loomis talks about his salad garden.

4. What does Ann use to gather greens?
(a) A wheelbarrow.
(b) A plastic grocery bag.
(c) A rolling suitcase.
(d) The basket her mother always used.

5. In addition to the suit, what does Loomis' group create that enables Loomis to survive a search for survivors?
(a) A filter to make water usuable.
(b) A fillter to cleanse water of radiation.
(c) Nothing.
(d) An invisible dome to keep fallout off his cart and supplies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Dr. Kylmer?

2. What does Ann hope?

3. Where is the man?

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

5. Why doesn't Ann use the tractor?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Ann think someone is coming to her valley?

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

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

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

6. Why does Ann bring Loomis into her home?

7. Why is the man there?

8. What is the situation in the valley about the water supply?

9. Why doesn't Ann think the arriving stranger is in a car and what does she think about what he is bringing?

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

(see the answer keys)

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