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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Randy see lines of cars as he drives into town?
(a) at the post office
(b) at the library
(c) at the police station
(d) at the gas station

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

3. What does Mark give Randy before saying good-bye?
(a) a check to cash
(b) a copy of his Bible
(c) a hug
(d) a warning to get prepared

4. Why does the power suddenly go out in Ft. Repose?
(a) Orlando being bombed
(b) Pensacola being bombed
(c) Jacksonville being bombed
(d) Daytona being flooded by a tidal wave

5. What does James Cobb fire at from his plane?
(a) a machine gun
(b) nothing
(c) an air torpedo
(d) a sidewinder

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

7. What does Mark do when he arrives at McCoy?
(a) he talks to Paul and Randy
(b) asks to spend time alone with Randy
(c) switches planes
(d) leaves his family with Randy

8. Why does Randy think the period between 1870 and 1914 was wonderful?
(a) there was no war
(b) things were more simple
(c) things were cheaper
(d) there was no pollution

9. Where is Randy driving to meet up with his brother Mark?
(a) Pensacola
(b) Tallahassee
(c) Tampa
(d) Orlando

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

11. What does Randy do when Malachai helps him load the car?
(a) tells him to gather his family and move
(b) gives him a tip
(c) gives him cash and tells him about Mark's fears
(d) nothing

12. What does Randy tell Mark?
(a) he thinks Mark is a total idiot
(b) he should leave for Omaha
(c) he will take good care of Mark's family
(d) he should stay in Florida

13. What does Admiral Hazzard have for news?
(a) a short-wave radio
(b) a navy field phone
(c) a police scanner
(d) a military telephone

14. Who is Sir Percy?
(a) a yellow cat
(b) a poodle
(c) a parrot
(d) a canary

15. Why is Mrs. Josephine Vanbruuker-Brown important after the Day?
(a) she is Randy's grandmother
(b) she's Acting Chief Executive of the United States
(c) she's head of civil defense in Florida
(d) she's Randy's neighbor

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Florence tell Alice about Randy?

2. What does Randy tell Helen to get at Beck's hardware?

3. What does Florence eat for breakfast?

4. Who shares the income from family holdings with Randy?

5. What does Randy warn Florence and Alice about as they leave for town?

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