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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. Where had Tommy Guptill's children attended school before the fire forced them to move?
(a) Lawrenceville.
(b) Carlisle.
(c) Amgash.
(d) Chicago.

2. On what day of the week in May does Tommy drive into Carlisle in Chapter 1, "The Sign"?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Monday.

3. Where did Lucy Barton end up moving?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Paris.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) New York.

4. What is the name of Linda's husband in Chapter 3, "Cracked"?
(a) Robert.
(b) Jake.
(c) Jay.
(d) Roy.

5. Who is Jay's lawyer that he asks for in Chapter 3, "Cracked"?
(a) Annie Appleby.
(b) Pat Johnson.
(c) Roger Anderson.
(d) Norm Atwood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say you never get used to "no matter what anyone says about it" in Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory" (114)?

2. The town that is hosting the photography festival in Chapter 3, "Cracked" is about an hour from what major city?

3. Where does Linda go to talk to a lawyer in the end of Chapter 3, "Cracked"?

4. What does Karen-Lucie say she did for "a hundred years" in her youth (77)?

5. What is the name of Marilyn Macauley's husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the setting of Linda and Jay's home described in Chapter 3, "Cracked"?

2. What happened to Tommy Guptill's dairy farm? Why?

3. How is foreshadowing employed in Chapter 3, "Cracked"?

4. What in Charlie Macauley's past has caused him inner anguish?

5. How would you describe Patty Nicely's character?

6. What losses have Karen-Lucie and Joy experienced in Chapter 3, "Cracked"?

7. Who is Sebastian and what was his relationship like with Patty?

8. What is the meaning of the title of Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory"?

9. What do the crocus bulbs symbolize in Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory"?

10. Why does Tommy feel upset in the end of Chapter 1, "The Sign"?

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