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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 time does Alex leave the Retreat in Chapter 23?
(a) 5 p.m.
(b) 9:30 p.m.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 2 a.m.

2. How does Alex describe Doug's eyes when he bursts into the trailer?
(a) Lasers.
(b) Black holes.
(c) Ice.
(d) Dead.

3. Whose house did Richard Moody succeed in burning halfway down?
(a) Diane Severe's.
(b) Augie Valcroix's.
(c) Elridge Durkin's.
(d) Mal Worthy's.

4. What kind of car drove away from the crime scene at Alex's home as evidenced by the tire tracks?
(a) Hot rod.
(b) Truck.
(c) Van.
(d) Sedan.

5. What does Alex tie the guard up with?
(a) Clothes line.
(b) Rope.
(c) The guard's clothing.
(d) A jump rope.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Houten tell Alex died of cancer ten years ago?

2. What does Alex say Swopes' greenhouse looks like in comparison to Ezra's?

3. What does Doug call Nona?

4. How long has Ezra been living in La Vista?

5. What color is the door to Augie's dorm?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Raoul initially refuse to leave La Vista?

2. What condition is Raoul in when Alex goes to pick him up in La Vista, and why is he like that?

3. What does the name of the sect "The Touch" refer to?

4. Who does Nona say took Woody from the hospital and why?

5. Why is Ezra hesitant to tell Alex what he knows about Nona when she was young?

6. Why does Alex believe the diagnosis of cancer in their child must have been especially hard on the Swopes?

7. What is strange about the bookshelf in Matthias' room?

8. Why does Doug feel he, Nona, and Woody are a family?

9. Why does Ezra say it's doubtful that Marla and Nona spent much time together when Nona was young?

10. How does Alex manage to sneak up on Baron as he guards the gate to the Retreat?

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