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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. Why does Bill argue Coker would be better with Beadley group?
(a) He is too smart.
(b) He is too driven.
(c) He is too lazy.
(d) He is too religious.

2. Where are Susan's parents?
(a) They are inside the house.
(b) They have disappeared.
(c) They are in the hospital.
(d) They are dead.

3. How does Dennis keep from becoming lost?
(a) He marks his way with chalk so others can find him.
(b) He uses a radio to communicate with the sighted.
(c) He strings twine behind him as he walks.
(d) He uses a compass as he walks.

4. What does Susan say about her previous meals of junk food?
(a) They were not satisfying.
(b) They were delicious.
(c) They were filling.
(d) They were pleasant.

5. Where does the man at the end of Chapter Eleven shoot?
(a) Over Bill's head.
(b) Into Bill's truck.
(c) Over Coker's head.
(d) Into Coker's truck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can Joyce not be moved?

2. Why can Mary not be moved?

3. Where has Bill arrived at the beginning of Chapter Fourteen?

4. What feeling does Bill have after his long first day searching for Josella?

5. At University Tower, where does the writing say the community has gone?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Bill first discovers the plague, its symptoms, and its result.

2. Why do you think the small groups located by helicopter in Chapter Twelve choose not to join other groups?

3. Describe Miss Durrant's views, and her Tynsham community.

4. Describe the three people Bill and Coker meet in Beaminster.

5. Explain Josella's fears about her wedding.

6. Describe how Joyce became poisoned and how she was saved.

7. Describe the scene with the man in the inn at Steeple Honey.

8. Explain how Coker describes himself, and his abilities.

9. Explain Coker's argument about why the young woman at Tynsham is at fault for not getting the lights back on.

10. How does Coker view Miss Durrant, and what does he believe she will do with Tynsham?

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