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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Larry's office mate?
(a) William Boatwright
(b) William Ellery
(c) Ellery Queen
(d) William MacKenzie

2. Where have Charity and her husband come from?
(a) Princeton
(b) Yale
(c) Rutgers
(d) Harvard

3. What is the state of Larry and Sally's marriage?
(a) Rocky and unhappy
(b) Happy and solid
(c) They are separated
(d) On the verge of divorce

4. Why have Larry and Sally come to Massachusetts?
(a) Their friend, Charity, is ill
(b) They are touring college campuses
(c) They are thinking of relocating
(d) They are on vacation

5. What is Sid and Charity's last name?
(a) Landon
(b) Lang
(c) Lanier
(d) Lane

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Sid characterized?

2. Who awakens at the vacation house as the story begins?

3. What is unusual about Sally and Larry's families?

4. What is Charity's father's profession?

5. What year is it when the novel opens?

(see the answer key)

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