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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. How do the Henrys think they are losing hens?

2. Why does Bill want Randy's lawn roller?

3. What does Helen find three days after the Day?

4. What does Randy tell Bubba about the cost of getting rid of Porky's body?

5. Why does Dan think Jim had a bad brood of bees?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what shape do they find Dan and what happened to him?

2. What has Peyton found in the attic and what does Randy say to her?

3. When were Lib and Randy married? Who performed the service? What did the bride and groom wear?

4. What happens to the frozen food at Randy's and what do they decide to do about it?

5. How does Dan keep his car going and the Admiral's radio working?

6. How do they take care of Porky Logan's body?

7. What happens at Dan's office?

8. What does Randy decide to do about the highwaymen and what does he put at the bandstand?

9. What are some of the things Randy discovers a few months after the Day, what does he miss and how does he feel?

10. What happened to Dan when he was beaten?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Randy asks who won but Paul's answer includes the remark that there isn't much left to win, that it didn't really matter.

1. Do you think countries would ever have an all out nuclear war knowing that it would destroy civilization? Why or why not?

2. How do you think the U.S. was able to determine it had won the war? Do you think it mattered? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Ben is upset that he shoots what he sees as a wolf but is a pet German Shepherd. Randy consoles Ben that dogs can turn into wolves at times like these.

1. What kind of circumstances do you think might have force the German shepherd into a wild animal?

2. What do you think would keep men from turning from civilized men to murderers and thieves at a time like in this book?

3. Describe another situation besides the one in the book that could make decent people turn bad.

Essay Topic 3

Crises expose the nature of characters in Fort Repose. Randy and his neighbors on River Road struggle to survive by helping each other make the best of what they have.

1. Why do you think a crisis shows who people really are? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. If you were in a crisis as severe as the one in this book, who in your life would be the best person to have with you? Why?

3. How do you think your behavior would change if something like the crisis in this book occurred?

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