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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 does Romana keep giving to the narrator in Chapter 36?
(a) Water.
(b) Food.
(c) Beer.
(d) Wine.

2. What does one of the men say in the narrator's dream is in their sugar?
(a) Ants.
(b) Salt.
(c) Roaches.
(d) Blisters.

3. What is the name of the parochial school the narrator went to as a kid?
(a) St. Mary's.
(b) St. Jude's.
(c) St. Joseph's.
(d) St. Luther.

4. Who does the narrator suggest drive him and Billie to the cabin in Chapter 31?
(a) Ben Fagan.
(b) Blake Waters.
(c) Dave Wain.
(d) Cody Pomeray.

5. What kind of contest takes place after breakfast in Chapter 21?
(a) Axe-chopping.
(b) Rock throwing.
(c) Racing.
(d) Swimming.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say that is the only thing he and Cody ever argued about?

2. How old is Billy's son?

3. What does Billie say she's going to do in Chapter 34?

4. Who is Dave Wain's girlfriend?

5. Where do the group drive south to visit in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jack react to Dave's return from fishing and happy demeanor in Chapter 35?

2. What does Jack suggest to Billie regarding their relationship in Chapter 31?

3. Who arrives at the cabin in the beginning of Chapter 23?

4. What is Jack's state of mind in the end of Chapter 22?

5. What does Jack write of his wishes for Cody to be a writer in Chapter 25?

6. Where does the group stop on their way to the cabin in Chapter 33? Why?

7. What does Jack do once Billie has left for work in Chapter 27? Who does he meet?

8. What does Jack reveal through exposition regarding Cody and Evelyn in Chapter 23?

9. What is Jack's state in Chapter 36? What is taking place at the cabin?

10. What events trigger Jack's agitation in Chapter 21?

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