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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. Why does Avel pay for Harriet's tuition to a music school?
(a) As an engagement gift.
(b) As a tax write-off.
(c) As a Christmas gift.
(d) He wants to be a record producer.

2. Before realizing how much he loves Patty Jane, what does Thor briefly think about after his night out in Chapter 6?
(a) Moving to Las Vegas.
(b) The freedom he would have if he left Patty Jane.
(c) What life was like before he met Patty Jane.
(d) How disappointed his mother would be if he got divorced.

3. What does Patty Jane name her daughter?
(a) Nelly.
(b) Natasha.
(c) Nora.
(d) Nina.

4. Who wrote the letter that Harriet shows Avel in Chapter 6?
(a) A bartender.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A college professor.
(d) A police officer.

5. How did Patty Jane's parents die?
(a) Of old age.
(b) From pneumonia.
(c) In a car accident.
(d) From carbon monoxide poisoning.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time has passed in Chapter 7 since Thor's disappearance?

2. Where do Avel and Harriet go after the event in Chapter 8?

3. How does Patty Jane change the longer Thor is gone?

4. Where do Thor and Patty Jane argue in Chapter 6?

5. How much does Thor's modeling job pay him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of job does Avel offer Thor, and why?

2. What is the cause of the argument between Patty Jane and Thor in the grocery store?

3. In Chapter 3, how does Patty Jane feel about being pregnant?

4. What does Avel send Patty Jane in Chapter 9? What does she do with it?

5. Who is at the store when Harriet and Ione go to get cigarettes in Chapter 7?

6. Who picks Harriet up in Chapter 2 and where do they go?

7. Why do Patty Jane and Harriet stay home on New Year's Eve in Chapter 4? What had their plans been?

8. What does Patty Jane announce to Thor on the morning after their wedding? How do people react to the announcement?

9. Why is Avel happy about the fight in the bar which happens on New Year's Eve?

10. Why are Thor and Harriet not thrilled about Patty Jane's pregnancy?

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