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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the man do after using the Geiger counter?
(a) Clasps his hands and looks up and prays.
(b) Kneels and kisses the ground.
(c) Take off his mask.
(d) Turn around to leave.

2. For what does Ann really long?
(a) Fresh salad and greens.
(b) Her best friend.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her brother.

3. Why does Ann decide to hide from a visitor?
(a) She wants to surprise them.
(b) She decides there are worse things than being alone.
(c) She has no decent clothes.
(d) She does not want to scare the person.

4. About what was Ann correct, much to Loomis' dismay?
(a) The garden being about as big as she could handle.
(b) The gas pumps being inoperative.
(c) The tractor being unrepairable.
(d) The radiation levels in the Creek.

5. What does Loomis show Ann in one of her father's books?
(a) How to build a water wheel.
(b) How to build a greenhouse.
(c) How to get gas out of the pumps manually.
(d) How to build a wind turbine.

6. Why does Ann begin recording the events of her day?
(a) She cannot remember the details otherwise.
(b) Her father appoints her as the historian.
(c) Her mother asks her to do so just before her mother dies.
(d) Her teacher at school suggests it is a good thing to do.

7. What is Ann's first impulse when the man yells for anyone?
(a) To send Faro down to him.
(b) To get up to the cave.
(c) To answer him.
(d) To shoot him.

8. What does Ann fear about Loomis?
(a) He will start trying to boss her around.
(b) He will want to get married.
(c) He will leave.
(d) He might be getting delirious again.

9. What did Ann and her brother realize about Burden Creek?
(a) It is good water.
(b) It is poisoned.
(c) It's flow changed.
(d) It could be use to generate electricity.

10. What does the visitor do when he first arrives over a hill and sees the green valley?
(a) He sobs hysterically.
(b) He drops to his knees and prays.
(c) He runs forward waving his arms.
(d) He stands and stares for a few minutes.

11. Of what is the man afraid?
(a) They will not be able to live through the winter on short provisions.
(b) He does not say why he is afraid.
(c) He will die from radiation poisoning.
(d) Ann will make him leave.

12. What doesn't Ann think the man is in a car?
(a) It would be bringing him there faster.
(b) It would run out of gas.
(c) It would be too radioactive.
(d) She thinks he is probably driving a car.

13. What does Ann smell as she is gathering greens?
(a) Pear blossoms.
(b) Dandelions.
(c) Crabapple blossoms.
(d) Wild onions.

14. What did the man lay on top of his cart?
(a) Another Geiger counter.
(b) An oxygen tank.
(c) A dog biscuit.
(d) A gun.

15. About whom does Ann ask Loomis?
(a) His wife.
(b) Edward.
(c) His son.
(d) Walter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Since it is June, what is urgent that Ann do?

2. What does Loomis say about the night the bombs fall?

3. What does Ann think the visitor is bringing?

4. About what does Ann tell Loomis?

5. What does the man do at Burden Creek?

(see the answer keys)

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