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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 are the only birds that the narrator thinks you should throw stones at?
(a) Geese.
(b) Peacocks.
(c) Swans.
(d) Ducks.

2. What does Zara have in her house that cost as much as the apartment where the bank robber held people hostage?
(a) Diamon necklace.
(b) Diamond earrings.
(c) Collectible books.
(d) Sofa.

3. How much of a deposit is required to rent an apartment when you do not have a job?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 2 months.

4. What did Zara's psychologist think she was suffering from?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Stress.
(d) Exhaustion.

5. What did Jim, the older police officer, dream of doing when he grew up?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Writing.
(c) Fireman.
(d) Lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 21, what type of lights did a neighbor put in a box below the apartment that was open for viewing?

2. Who thinks there a robbery is about to happen when the bank robber is spotted at the apartment showing?

3. How old was the couple who owned the other apartment at the top of the building on the same floor as the apartment where the hostage drama was taking place?

4. Where did the police find blood when they went into the apartment where a bank robber had held people captive?

5. How fast does the world spin through space?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Roger say about missing measurements, and how does he know there are missing measurements?

2. What happened to break up the bank robber's marriage?

3. What are trips to school like for the bank robber's daughters?

4. How did the narrator describe Zara in Chapter 22?

5. What happened during Ro and Julia's first date?

6. What did Jack and Jim do when they arrived at the apartment when the bank robber was holding people hostage?

7. Who is Estelle and why is her husband not with her at the apartment showing?

8. What nicknames does the bank robber and the bank robber's daughters use for one another?

9. What is Anxious People about according to the narrator?

10. Why did Jim's wife not want him and their son to work together?

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