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Background Characters Plot Plot Plot
The Cold War was fought between which two countries?
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United States and the Soviet Union
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What is Communism?
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A classless society in which all property is owned by the
community as a whole and where all people enjoy an equal
social and economic status.
What is a pseudonym?
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A fake name/Pen name
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What is a post apocalyptic novel?
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A novel set after a major catastrophe
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What two countries did have bloody wars that were caused, in
part, by the Cold War?
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Vietnam and Korea
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What is the name of Mark’s wife and two children?
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Helen, Peyton and Ben Franklin
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How do the Highwaymen get Dan Gunn’s attention and get
him to pull over?
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“Injured” woman on the side of the road holding her ankle
Name 3 of the 4 members of the Henry family.
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Preacher, Missouri, Two Tone, Malachai
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Who brought the radioactive jewelry into Fort Repose?
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Porky Logan
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Why does Randy eventually take control of the town?
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He is a reserve officer and the current mayor is barricaded in
his home
What does Alas, Babylon mean?
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Destruction, war
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Who owns the short wave radio and why is this radio so special?
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Admiral Hazzard, They can hear military signals/messages
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Why is salt so important after the power goes off?
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It can preserve the meat
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Who dies in the shootout with the Highwaymen and how is this
ambush carried out?
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Malachai
They drill holes into the sides and back of a grocery truck
How does Malachai react to Randy’s news about the
upcoming attacks?
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He isn’t suprised
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Who is Peewee??
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The Navy pilot that accidentally blew up a Soviet train.
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Explain the following quote:“Thanks for the 95 seconds”
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Mark saved 95 seconds by calling the President before the
attacks start to release the weapons.
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How does Randy know how far away the third bomb hits and
who gets blinded by this bomb?
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He times it according to when he sees the flash and when he hears
the boom
Peyton
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Give me an example from chapter 5 of people doing
whatever they can to survive.
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Woman clawing at Dan’s medicine bag, people looting the
dead woman’s possessions
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Explain why Edgar commits suicide.
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For him, a world that did not value money was not a world he
wanted to be a part of.
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What was the Manhattan Project?
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Nuclear bomb testing and research during WWII
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The fact that the paper leaflets at the end of the book are being used as money reveals what?
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Life is getting back to normal
Explain what the following quote reveals about Randy in
chapter 5: “He touched nothing.”
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He is maintaining his morals and values, even though the world
around him is falling apart.
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True or false: The U.S. won the war against the communists but
Mark died in the attack on Omaha
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True
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Explain how Randy evolves as a character throughout the novel
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Becomes more selfless, protecting, less lazy, more of a
leader