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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is arriving at the ranch?
(a) Deke Wilson and the astronauts.
(b) Eileen.
(c) Gordie and the boy scouts.
(d) No one; it's a false alarm.

2. What does Jackie say about the situation for blacks?
(a) That the blacks got what they wanted--no authority.
(b) That the whites won't share with the blacks.
(c) That blacks have a better chance of survival since they have been survivals all their lives.
(d) That it is probably the end of the black race.

3. What do the people at Jellison decide?
(a) To save the power plant.
(b) To forget the power plant.
(c) They do not know what to do.
(d) To send 10 men for the battle.

4. Who are some of the people at the meeting?
(a) Al, Mark, Harvey and Jellison.
(b) The major and police chief, as well as George Christopher.
(c) Just Al and Mark.
(d) Just Jellison and Al.

5. What does Harvey say about the amount of food allotted to them?
(a) It's more than he believed he'd get.
(b) It is sufficient.
(c) It's not enough for manual labor.
(d) It's amazingly generous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dan learn from the encounter?

2. Over what are fights erupting in Alim's group?

3. What is Deke told when he requests sanctuary?

4. Who is driving while Eileen sleeps?

5. What ultimately stops the brotherhood army?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Harvey help Maureen resolve her inner conflict?

2. What does one man who is scavenging with Deke say people are going to have to get used to, and do you think he is right?

3. How does Tim and his group get admitted to the ranch?

4. What does Beck say about the New Brotherhood Army?

5. What does Harvey do and how do his tactics work on delaying the Brotherhood?

6. How does the Reverend Armitage contribute to the unsavory things Alim and Hooker's group are already doing?

7. What are a couple cultural changes that have happened with the comet strike?

8. What does Maureen struggle with when she is out inventorying supplies in the area?

9. What does Harvey find when he goes to search for his son and the other Boy Scouts and do you think Harvey makes the right decision?

10. What does it seem the general philosophy of life is now for most people?

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