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Alas, Babylon
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Alas, Babylon
by:
Pat Frank
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Chapters 5–6
Chapters 7–8
Chapters 9–10
Chapter 11–13
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Chapters 7–8
Chapters 9–10
Chapter 11–13
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1
of 5
In what U.S. state is Alas, Babylon largely set?
Virginia
Florida
Georgia
Alaska
2
of 5
Alas, Babylon takes place at the height of the Cold War between the United States and ___.
The Soviet Union
China
Germany
England
3
of 5
Shortly after Alas, Babylon begins, the United States is decimated by what apocalyptic event?
Nuclear war
A flu pandemic
A massive earthquake
The rapture
4
of 5
Which of the following crises do the characters in Alas, Babylon not confront over the course of the novel?
Radiation poisoning
Salt shortage
Power outage
Cannibalism
5
of 5
At the end of the novel, who does Randy Bragg learn has died in the war?
His wife
His mother
His brother
His best friend
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