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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What has been declared on the radio?
(a) a red alert
(b) nothing, it's dead
(c) a holiday
(d) a message from the president is coming
2. What is Randy wearing as he stands outside with his binoculars?
(a) a swim suit
(b) pajamas
(c) he's nude
(d) a suit
3. What is the Saratoga?
(a) the name of a famous statue in Ft. Repose
(b) an aircraft carrier
(c) moon shuttle
(d) the name of Randy's house
4. What does Randy think of Florence?
(a) she is crazy
(b) she's very nice
(c) she's a gossipy old maid
(d) she's very smart
5. Where does Randy stop on his way home from town?
(a) at the river
(b) at a scenic overlook
(c) at Lib's
(d) at Florence's
6. What does Randy think about the front of the McGoverns' house?
(a) not enough windows
(b) it's beautiful
(c) it's too big
(d) too much glass for Florida
7. What are Randy's favorite times of the day?
(a) noon and dawn
(b) early dawn and dusk
(c) midnight and noon
(d) dusk and midnight
8. What does Randy's friend, Dan, say about him drinking for breakfast?
(a) it leads to a long life
(b) it will keep him from becoming an alcoholic
(c) it's good for him
(d) it's unhealthy
9. What does Randy warn Florence and Alice about as they leave for town?
(a) no food at the grocery store
(b) convicts on the road with rifles
(c) too many people at the gas station
(d) nothing
10. What does Randy remember about meeting Elizabeth McGovern?
(a) hitting his car with hers
(b) her full lips
(c) her long legs
(d) dropping her groceries
11. What does Randy hear when he is awakened from his bed shaking?
(a) long deep rumble
(b) Helen screaming
(c) Florence yelling at his dog
(d) the children fighting
12. Who kills himself the day the bombs are dropped?
(a) Edgar Quisenberry
(b) Dan Dunn
(c) Jerry Kling
(d) Florence
13. Where is Lavinia when Randy arrives at the McGoverns' house after the Day?
(a) sitting on the front porch
(b) medicated in bed
(c) in the garden
(d) on the lake
14. What does the government of the United States declare on the radio?
(a) martial law
(b) nothing
(c) the war is over
(d) all is clear
15. What does Randy tell Helen to get at Beck's hardware?
(a) coleman lanterns
(b) twenty-two caliber long-rifle hollow points
(c) a couple of hunting knifes
(d) sleeping bags
Short Answer Questions
1. What does James Cobb fire at from his plane?
2. How do Russia and NATO feel about the Mediterranean?
3. How many residents does Ft. Repose have?
4. What does Mark tell Randy about his family?
5. What does Mark propose to General Hawker at five in the morning?
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