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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Bubba Offenhaus head of civil defense?

2. What holiday do the children believe they are spending in Florida?

3. Who is Sir Percy?

4. What does Randy do when Malachai helps him load the car?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Randy drink in the morning and what does his friend, Dan, say about it?

2. Why does Mark give Randy a check, what might they do with the money and how do they part?

3. Why is Alice late meeting Florence and what ultimately happened?

4. What does Florence tell Alice about Randy?

5. Who is James Cobb and what is he doing for the Air Force?

6. What does Bill McGovern say to Randy about his warning from Mark?

7. What does Randy hear on the radio while driving to Orlando?

8. What wakes Randy in the beginning of Chapter 5?

9. How does Florence know Randy and what does she think of him in the beginning of the book?

10. Where does Randy go after he leaves the grocery store and what does he do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bill's nickname is Bigmouth so Randy avoids answering why he buys so much whiskey. Judge Bragg taught him bluffing is okay but lying is not.

1. What do you think is meant by this statement?

2. Do you think there is a difference between "bluffing" and "lying?" Why or why not?

3. Do you think Randy should tell everyone in Ft. Repose the truth instead of trying to hide it?

Essay Topic 2

The impact and implication of the nuclear conflict started that early December morning is so extensive the term used to denote it is singular, The Day.

1. Why do you think people call it "The Day" and kept time by before and after it? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. What other events have occurred in history that have changed the way time is recorded? How does one of the events relate to "The Day" in this book?

3. Tell about a time in your life or someone you know where you or someone you know thinks of life as "before" and "after."

Essay Topic 3

Randy returns with a fleet of boats full of salt and blue crab to a dining table heaped with delicious roast armadillo, and a kitchen sink with four large black bass. Three crying women convince him women need a man around.

1. Do you think that women were viewed differently at the time this book was published? Why or why not? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Do you think Peyton is being treated fairly by her family and especially her brother? Why or why not?

3. If you were a child in this book would you rather be Peyton or Ben? Why?

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