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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. Who arrives at the Jellison Ranch?

2. What is Harvey supposed to do?

3. Why are they concerned about a salvage mission?

4. What kind of information does the mail carrier bring Senator Jellison?

5. What is Rick Delanty doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Harvey convince Al that he is a valuable addition to the needs of the people in this area?

2. What does Al tell Harvey about Maureen?

3. 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?

4. Discuss Maureen's conversation with the Reverend Varley and her response to it.

5. What does Tim suggest about the power plant and what is the ultimate decision?

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

7. What idea does Dan Forrester have to stop the New Brotherhood Army and does it seem plausible?

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

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

10. What decision does Jellison make about Bonar and do you agree with his decision?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Harvey comes home just after the comet begins striking the earth, he finds his wife and dog murdered and his house ransacked with the supplies he had carefully laid up for disaster stolen. He lies down and starts to go to sleep. Discuss the following:

Why do you think Harvey just lies down and goes to sleep?

What do you think would have happened had Joanne and Mark not arrived?

Why do you think some people react to survive in a crisis and others just give up and resign themselves to death?

Essay Topic 2

There are a large number of people sharing living quarters, and many are unrelated adults such as the house where Harvey, Tim, Eileen, Mark, Joanna and the four Wagoners live on the Jellison compound. Discuss the following:

How difficult do you think it would be to live with a group of people you barely know? Discuss.

What are some things a group of such people as mentioned above can do to help keep things going smoothly?

In your opinion, what would be the most difficult aspect of such a living arrangement?

Essay Topic 3

Harvey and Senator Jellison are two of the most influential characters in Lucifer's Hammer and have a major impact on the rest of the people in the story.

Part 1) Compare and contrast the characters of Harvey and the Senator. How are they the same? How are they different?

Part 2) What do you think would have happened if these two characters, Harvey and Senator Jellison, never existed in the story? Use events from the book where the direct influence of Harvey and Senator Jellison had an impact on others.

Part 3) Who is the better leader,Harvey and Senator Jellison? Cite several examples from the book to support your case.

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