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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What nickname does Tobias have for Andy?
(a) Sandy.
(b) Mandy.
(c) Dandy.
(d) Candy.
2. In the story Dag tells about a man named Otis. What does Otis consider Palm Springs?
(a) Where people go to die.
(b) A cousin of the Florida Keys.
(c) A paradise on earth.
(d) His own personal New Zealand.
3. When Andy and Claire first meet, what does Andy tell her he is doing in Palm Springs?
(a) Starting a new job.
(b) Trying to erase his past.
(c) Enjoying the sun.
(d) Trying to reconnect with an old flame.
4. What does Mrs. Monroe of Texlahoma sell?
(a) Aloe products.
(b) Knitted sweaters.
(c) Jam.
(d) Puppies.
5. What does Andy slip into Dag's drink in Chapter 13?
(a) Tranquilizers.
(b) LSD.
(c) Laxatives.
(d) Ice.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 1, what does Claire talk about wanting to buy when she was on her "date from hell"?
2. In Chapter 12, who is said to have disappeared the day after the picnic?
3. What does Andy wonder as he stares at his fingernails in Chapter 6?
4. What does Dag suspect the tourists are looking for?
5. In Chapter 2, which Church does Dag say dogs belong to?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the rules for story time among Andy and his friends, and why do they need rules?
2. What does Andy say about his parents' house in Chapter 15?
3. In Chapter 4, what spurs Dag's Toronto boss, Martin, into a tirade directed at Dag?
4. Why does Dag hope Charlene was the one who had to clean out his desk after he quit his job?
5. What does Andy slip into Dag's drink in Chapter 13?
6. What happens to the Astronaut named Buck when he lands on Texlahoma?
7. In Chapter 1, what example does Andy give of Dag's considerate nature?
8. How does Andy describe Palm Springs in Chapter 2?
9. In Chapter 14, what is Claire's theory of a "gripping stranger"?
10. At the beginning of the novel, what does Andy recall doing when he was fifteen years old?
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