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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What unusual sight does Swan witness while her mother is fighting with "Uncle" Tommy?
(a) A huge flock of crows flies over the house.
(b) The clouds all suddenly disperse.
(c) The wind repeatedly changes directions.
(d) Hundreds of fireflies land on her window.

2. Josh's final opponent in the game that Alvin's followers force him to play weilds what weapon?
(a) A bat.
(b) A chainsaw.
(c) An axe.
(d) A lead pipe.

3. What enables Roland to defend himself from the Fat Man?
(a) Drugs.
(b) A sudden rage.
(c) His speed and size.
(d) A hidden weapon.

4. Swan's mother has a dream about what shortly before dying?
(a) Her pastor.
(b) Her hometown.
(c) Her mother and father.
(d) A peaceful city.

5. What do Alvin's followers do to Josh?
(a) They pour salt in his wounds.
(b) They break his arms.
(c) They brand him.
(d) They paint a skull on his face.

6. After her dream, Sister Creep wakes to realize that what threat is coming towards her?
(a) A train.
(b) A gang.
(c) A fireball.
(d) The police.

7. The President's council advises him to set the Defcon status to what level when United States borders are threatened?
(a) Zero.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

8. Chapter 6 opens in a theater named ______________.
(a) The 36th Street Imperial Theatre.
(b) The Golden Branch Theatre.
(c) The Empire State Theatre.
(d) The Gottfried.

9. In order to escape from the destruction, the President boards a plane with what code name?
(a) Marine One.
(b) Airforce One.
(c) Strategic Air Central.
(d) Airborne Command.

10. The city of Matheson was once home to what type of an institution?
(a) A military academy.
(b) An insane asylum.
(c) A nuclear power plant.
(d) A regional hospital.

11. What minor problem cascades into a major disaster at Earth House shortly after the nuclear attacks begin?
(a) A structural crack.
(b) A personnel shortage.
(c) An electrical short.
(d) A plumbing issue.

12. What does Leona do to buy more time for Josh and Swan?
(a) She seduces Alvin.
(b) She volunteers for the game.
(c) She tricks Alvin.
(d) She sacrifices herself.

13. What grizzly sight do Josh, Swan, and Leona see when they enter the K-mart?
(a) Human heads on mannequins.
(b) Piles of human entrails.
(c) Blood coating the floor.
(d) Human skins hung on the walls.

14. Why does Macklin go to the lake after he, Roland, and Sheila move into the settlement?
(a) To disinfect his arm.
(b) To gather drinking water.
(c) To spy on the people of the settlement.
(d) To proselytize.

15. What best encapsulates Colonel Macklin's mantra?
(a) Endurance and sagacity.
(b) Speed and deceit.
(c) Strength and wisdom.
(d) Discipline and control.

Short Answer Questions

1. What member of Sister's group gives up hope and cannot cross through the tunnel with the others?

2. What is Josh Hutchins' nickname?

3. After taking control of the Salt Lake settlement, Macklin dons a uniform from what historical place and time?

4. Where does Sister Creep find the glass ring?

5. What film is being shown at the opening of Chapter 6?

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