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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. How many months pregnant is Malorie when Tom and Jules first leave the house?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 8 months.
(d) 3 months.

2. What is the name of the book that inspires George's idea about the creatures?
(a) Stranger in a Strange Land.
(b) The Twilight Zone.
(c) Close Encounters.
(d) Possible Impossibilities.

3. What is the name of the girl who arrives in Chapter 10?
(a) Shannon.
(b) Stacey.
(c) Olympia.
(d) Robin.

4. What does Malorie bring with her to the safe house?
(a) A suitcase.
(b) A briefcase.
(c) A stereo.
(d) A bicycle.

5. What advice does Tom give Malorie in Chapter 12?
(a) The truth is out there.
(b) Resistance is futile.
(c) We can't stop trying.
(d) We shall overcome.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following pregnancy symptoms does Malorie not experience?

2. What is the name of the dog who lives at the house?

3. What is tied around Felix's waist?

4. How long ago from when Malorie leaves did Malorie discover the rowboat?

5. What sort of alcohol does Tom drink?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Malorie do in the cellar to distract herself from Tom's absence?

2. Where are Malorie and Shannon's parents?

3. Why are the housemates afraid to drink the water fetched by Felix?

4. Why does Tom propose venturing out of the house in Chapter 17?

5. How did George die?

6. Where and with whom does Malorie live at the beginning of the novel?

7. Where is the first place in the United States where an incident is reported?

8. What do the housemates listen to on the radio?

9. What are some of the things Malorie eats while pregnant?

10. How do the housemates get water?

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