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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the things the teenagers respect in Chapter 1?
(a) The house itself.
(b) The animals around the house.
(c) Their parents.
(d) The furniture.

2. Who is Jen's younger brother?
(a) Jack.
(b) Shel.
(c) Rory.
(d) Bennie.

3. What does Burl see that leads him to warn the teenagers it is best to leave the great house?
(a) Vultures.
(b) Swarms of mosquitos.
(c) Many dead fish.
(d) Herds of deer.

4. What does Evie describe as the parents' hobby?
(a) Painting.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Bicycling.
(d) Boating.

5. What was the only meal the teenagers were forced to attend with the parents?
(a) Lunch.
(b) Brunch.
(c) Dinner.
(d) Breakfast.

6. Who figures out who Eve's mother is?
(a) Jen.
(b) Dee.
(c) David.
(d) Terry.

7. Who is a germaphobe among the teenagers?
(a) Jen.
(b) Evie.
(c) Dee.
(d) David.

8. What or who is hit by lightning in Chapter 4?
(a) The weathervane.
(b) One of the pet dogs.
(c) Dee.
(d) Terry's skunk.

9. Where does Evie finally find Jack as the storm preparations are happening?
(a) In a muddy cove of the lake.
(b) In the attic of the great house.
(c) In the basement of the great house.
(d) In the treehouses.

10. What does Burl do for a living?
(a) He is a groundskeeper.
(b) He is a lawyer.
(c) He is a veterinarian.
(d) He is a dentist.

11. What do Evie and her friends do with the pets in Chapter 1 to amuse themselves and the parents?
(a) Teach them to swim.
(b) Put them in a canoe.
(c) Put them in a play.
(d) Teach them new tricks like shaking and rolling over.

12. What does Evie's mother teach?
(a) Feminist theory.
(b) Law.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Medical ethics.

13. Whose house do the teenagers decide to eventually strike out for?
(a) Eve's.
(b) Dee's.
(c) Jen's.
(d) Juicy's.

14. Who is Evie's favorite person?
(a) Ricky.
(b) Jack.
(c) Shel.
(d) Juicy.

15. What kinds of animals do the teenagers routinely chase from the lawn?
(a) Rabbits.
(b) Iguanas.
(c) Deer.
(d) Bears.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack think God is a codeword for in the Bible?

2. Which of the teenagers goes up on the roof to try to repair the weatherproofing there?

3. What does Evie view the parents as in Chapter 1?

4. How does Evie find out the identity of Low's father?

5. Who does Rafe surmise is Sukey's mother in Chapter 1?

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