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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 the sign on the gates to the Retreat say?
(a) The Touch.
(b) There is no sign.
(c) Enter and Be Refreshed.
(d) The Retreat.

2. Who calls Alex to tell him Raoul is in jail?
(a) Helen Holroyd.
(b) Beverly Lucas.
(c) Milo Sturgis.
(d) Augie Valcroix.

3. What does Nona threaten Alex with in the trailer?
(a) A knife.
(b) A baseball bat.
(c) A heavy lamp.
(d) A gun.

4. Who does Nona tell Houten she told about their affair?
(a) Marla.
(b) Milo.
(c) Matthias.
(d) Houten's wife.

5. What are a group of Touch members doing when Alex leaves the compound after speaking with Baron and Delilah?
(a) Meditating on the lawn.
(b) Abducting Houten.
(c) Singing.
(d) Having sex.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Delano Hardy?

2. How much does Ezra say two cherimoya might be sold for at a gourmet grocer?

3. Who tore up the room in the Sea Breeze Motel?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Alex decide to follow the car he encounters as he leaves the Retreat?

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

4. What is Alex's initial impression of the Touch's Retreat?

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

6. Why does Alex set aside the magazine he's reading while he waits for Ezra to speak with Raoul?

7. Why doesn't Nona want to return Woody to the hospital?

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

9. What reason does Ezra give Alex for leaving very quickly the first time he met Mr. Swopes?

10. Why is Alex certain that Matthias lied about buying seeds from Mr. Swopes?

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