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Alas, Babylon
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Alas, Babylon
by:
Pat Frank
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Chapters 1–2
Chapter 3–4
Chapters 5–6
Chapters 7–8
Chapters 9–10
Chapter 11–13
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Chapter 3–4
Chapters 5–6
Chapters 7–8
Chapters 9–10
Chapter 11–13
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Full Book Quiz
1. During what conflict does
Alas, Babylon
take place?
World War II
The Cold War
The Gulf War
World War I
2. Randy Bragg lives on what street?
Main Street
River Road
Bragg Lane
Repose Street
3. Florence Wechek works at the
Bank
Doctor's office
Telegraph office
Town hall
4. Mark Bragg is a(n)
Aide to the President
Professor of international affairs
Ambassador to the Soviet Union
Officer in the Air Force
5. Mark's wife is named
Peyton
Helen
Rita
Lib
6. Randy's girlfriend, at the time the novel begins, is named
Lib
Helen
Rita
Alice
7. Who of the following does
not
live on River Road?
The Henrys
Rita Hernandez
Admiral Hazzard
Florence Wechek
8. Dan Gunn is a
Lawyer
Banker
Air Force pilot
Doctor
9. Residents of Fort Repose refer to the day that nuclear war begins as
"The Day"
"Atom-Day"
"D-Day II"
"Day of Fire"
10. When it becomes clear that money will soon be worthless, Edgar Quisenberry
Shoots himself
Burns down the bank
Shoots his wife
Drives into the path of the fallout
11. After the destruction of Washington, _____ takes over as President of the U.S.A.
Mark Bragg
Mrs. Josephine Vanbruuker-Brown
Admiral Hazzard
Douglas MacArthur
12. The destruction of what city knocks out power in Fort Repose?
Atlanta
New York
Miami
Orlando
13. Lib McGovern's mother dies of
Diabetes
Radiation poisoning
A gunshot wound
Cancer
14. Who does
not
move in with Randy in the aftermath of the nuclear war?
Lib McGovern
Rita Hernandez
Dan Gunn
Bill McGovern
15. Porky Logan transmits radiation poisoning to several people in Fort Repose by selling them contaminated
Food
Gasoline
Jewelry
Alcohol
16. In order to get people to help with Porky Logan's burial, Randy
Offers them money
Offers them alcohol
Threatens them with a gun
Threatens to leave the body on the town green
17. Helen has a moment of temporary insanity, in which she thinks that Randy is
God
Dan Gunn
Mark
Her son
18. Which character owns and operates a ham radio?
Admiral Hazzard
Randy
Rita Hernandez
Edgar Quisenberry
19. Randy takes charge of law enforcement in Fort Repose because
He is a Reserve officer
He has the most guns
Bandits kill Peyton
The townspeople elect him
20. Which character gets beaten up by robbers?
Randy
Dan Gunn
Lib
Admiral Hazzard
21. On Easter Sunday, Randy marries
Rita
Helen
Florence
Lib
22. Who gets killed in the shootout with the robbers?
Bill McGovern
Randy
Malachai
Admiral Hazzard
23. What happens to the sole surviving robber?
He is hanged
He is given a trial by jury and sentenced to life in prison
He is exiled from Fort Repose
He kills himself
24. How does Randy find a supply of salt?
By taking salt-sniffing dogs into the swamp
By consulting the diary of an ancestor who founded Fort Repose
By breaking into an abandoned warehouse
By finding a route to the sea
25. Who shows up in a helicopter at the end of the book, and who does he tell them won the war?
Mark; the U.S.A.
Paul Hart; the Soviet Union
Mark; the Soviet Union
Paul Hart; the U.S.A.
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