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3. The Cold War was fought between which two countries? Category 1: $100: A

4. United States and the Soviet Union Category 1: $100: Q

5. Category 1: $200: A What is Communism?

6. Category 1: $200: Q 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.

7. What is a pseudonym? Category 1: $300: A

8. A fake name/Pen name Category 1: $300: Q

9. What is a post apocalyptic novel? Category 1: $400: A

10. A novel set after a major catastrophe Category 1: $400: Q

11. What two countries did have bloody wars that were caused, in part, by the Cold War? Category 1: $500: A

12. Vietnam and Korea Category 1: $500: Q

13. Category 2: $100: A What is the name of Mark’s wife and two children?

14. Category 2: $100: Q Helen, Peyton and Ben Franklin

15. Category 2: $200: A How do the Highwaymen get Dan Gunn’s attention and get him to pull over?

16. Category 2: $200: Q “Injured” woman on the side of the road holding her ankle

17. Name 3 of the 4 members of the Henry family. Category 2: $300: A

18. Preacher, Missouri, Two Tone, Malachai Category 2: $300: Q

19. Category 2: $400: A Who brought the radioactive jewelry into Fort Repose?

20. Category 2: $400: Q Porky Logan

21. Category 2: $500: A Why does Randy eventually take control of the town?

22. Category 2: $500: Q He is a reserve officer and the current mayor is barricaded in his home

23. What does Alas, Babylon mean? Category 3: $100: A

24. Destruction, war Category 3: $100: Q

25. Category 3: $200: A Who owns the short wave radio and why is this radio so special?

26. Category 3: $200: Q Admiral Hazzard, They can hear military signals/messages

27. Category 3: $300: A Why is salt so important after the power goes off?

28. Category 3: $300: Q It can preserve the meat

29. Category 3: $400: A Who dies in the shootout with the Highwaymen and how is this ambush carried out?

30. Category 3: $400: Q Malachai They drill holes into the sides and back of a grocery truck

31. How does Malachai react to Randy’s news about the upcoming attacks? Category 3: $500: A

32. He isn’t suprised Category 3: $500: Q

33. Who is Peewee?? Category 4: $100: A

34. The Navy pilot that accidentally blew up a Soviet train. Category 4: $100: Q

35. Explain the following quote: “Thanks for the 95 seconds” Category 4: $200: A

36. Mark saved 95 seconds by calling the President before the attacks start to release the weapons. Category 4: $200: Q

37. How does Randy know how far away the third bomb hits and who gets blinded by this bomb? Category 4: $300: A

38. He times it according to when he sees the flash and when he hears the boom Peyton Category 4: $300: Q

39. Give me an example from chapter 5 of people doing whatever they can to survive. Category 4: $400: A

40. Woman clawing at Dan’s medicine bag, people looting the dead woman’s possessions Category 4: $400: Q

41. Explain why Edgar commits suicide. Category 4: $500: A

42. For him, a world that did not value money was not a world he wanted to be a part of. Category 4: $500: Q

43. What was the Manhattan Project? Category 5: $100: A

44. Nuclear bomb testing and research during WWII Category 5: $100: Q

45. Category 5: $200: A The fact that the paper leaflets at the end of the book are being used as money reveals what?

46. Category 5: $200: Q Life is getting back to normal

47. Explain what the following quote reveals about Randy in chapter 5: “He touched nothing.” Category 5: $300: A

48. He is maintaining his morals and values, even though the world around him is falling apart. Category 5: $300: Q

49. Category 5: $400: A True or false: The U.S. won the war against the communists but Mark died in the attack on Omaha

50. Category 5: $400: Q True

51. Category 5: $500: A Explain how Randy evolves as a character throughout the novel

52. Category 5: $500: Q Becomes more selfless, protecting, less lazy, more of a leader