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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 is Sid doing as Part 1: Chapter 9 begins?
(a) Teaching a class
(b) Reading a book
(c) Taking a walk
(d) Sleeping

2. Where do Larry and Sally go on Friday night?
(a) Sid and Charity's home
(b) Out to dinner
(c) The theater
(d) The movies

3. What year is it when the novel opens?
(a) 1962
(b) 1938
(c) 1945
(d) 1972

4. What has Charity's father been working on for the past ten years?
(a) A boat
(b) A book
(c) A mural
(d) Cabinets

5. What is the state of Charity's health?
(a) She has diabetes
(b) She has cancer
(c) She is recovering from surgery
(d) She is well

Short Answer Questions

1. Who buys one of Larry's short stories?

2. What do Sally and Charity talk about?

3. Where is Larry staying for the summer?

4. What major event has just occurred as the chapter begins?

5. Where have Charity and her husband come from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Even though he was relishing some time alone, how does Larry actually deal with so much time by himself?

2. How do Larry and Sally celebrate their good news?

3. Explain how one of the novel's themes of rescue is important in Part 1: Chapter 10.

4. What is Larry's first recollection of meeting Charity?

5. Explain the bond that Sally feels almost instantly with Charity.

6. What do Larry and Sally learn about Charity as she talks?

7. Explain how Sid and Sally seem to have similar character traits.

8. What housing do Larry and Sally find when they reach Wisconsin?

9. Describe Sid's first encounter with Charity's mother.

10. What happens that gives Larry a bad premonition?

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