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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children do Charity and her husband have?
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 1
(d) 2

2. How does Sid feel about his teaching job?
(a) He enjoys it
(b) He tolerates it
(c) He is quitting
(d) He despises it

3. What element of foreshadowing does the author provide in this chapter?
(a) Sally does not feel well during the party
(b) Sid breaks his shoelace
(c) Larry has a missed phone call
(d) Larry has a terrible migraine

4. What emotional event does Larry experience?
(a) A state of shock
(b) A surge of joy
(c) A plunge into depression
(d) A bad premonition

5. What literary technique does the author use in Chapter 2?
(a) Flashback
(b) Simile
(c) Metaphor
(d) Onomatopoeia

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Sid characterized?

2. In what month does Part 1: Chapter 8 begin?

3. Who helps Larry with his editing?

4. What good news comes for Sally and Larry?

5. What is the state of Larry and Sally's marriage?

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