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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Edgar dislike Randy's father?
(a) he dated Edgar's wife before they were married
(b) he put his money in the other bank in town
(c) he humiliated him in a poker game
(d) he lost a lot of money

2. What is the Saratoga?
(a) the name of Randy's house
(b) an aircraft carrier
(c) the name of a famous statue in Ft. Repose
(d) moon shuttle

3. How do Russia and NATO feel about the Mediterranean?
(a) it needs to be divided up
(b) it's strategically critical
(c) it has no real value
(d) it's too rich

4. What kind of daily routine does Florence have?
(a) one that does not vary
(b) she has no routine
(c) a chaotic one
(d) one that changes on Mondays and Thursdays

5. What does Randy warn Florence and Alice about as they leave for town?
(a) convicts on the road with rifles
(b) nothing
(c) no food at the grocery store
(d) too many people at the gas station

6. How does Helen feel when she leaves Mark?
(a) like a deserter
(b) happy
(c) excited
(d) like a bad woman

7. What does Lib tell Randy when she comes over after he gets home from the store?
(a) she likes his dog
(b) she wants to set him up on a blind date
(c) she has made a decision about him
(d) he is a little dumb, but nice

8. What does Randy tell Helen to get at Beck's hardware?
(a) sleeping bags
(b) a couple of hunting knifes
(c) coleman lanterns
(d) twenty-two caliber long-rifle hollow points

9. What does Ben ask Randy?
(a) where the lights are located
(b) why there is no mushroom cloud
(c) if they are going to die
(d) where his father might be

10. Why do Helen and Randy decide to go to Admiral Hazzard's house?
(a) to see if he is okay
(b) to see if he wants to move in with them
(c) to see if he has any information
(d) to see if he has any guns

11. Why does Dan stop by to see Lib?
(a) to talk about her mother
(b) to give her some meds for herself
(c) to tell her that her mother has died
(d) to ask her on a date

12. What does Randy think about the front of the McGoverns' house?
(a) it's beautiful
(b) not enough windows
(c) it's too big
(d) too much glass for Florida

13. Why does Peyton scream when they see another light?
(a) she slipped on the porch
(b) she's afraid
(c) the dog scared her
(d) the light has blinded her

14. What kind of music does Florence like to listen to?
(a) easy listening
(b) opera
(c) classical
(d) country music

15. What does Lib think about Randy living in Ft. Repose?
(a) he should run for mayor
(b) it would be good for raising children
(c) he's wasting himself
(d) it's a good place for him

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Randy call because of Peyton?

2. Where does the Secretary of State fly for conferences to try and avoid a war?

3. Where do Syrian tanks go near the beginning of the book?

4. How do Lib's parents feel about Randy?

5. What does Mark tell Randy about his family?

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