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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. Larry says that people are made to _______________________________.
(a) Survive whatever happens to them
(b) Improve the world
(c) Find their destiny
(d) Be happy

2. Why has Charity had some trees cut down?
(a) To create a better view
(b) For soil conservation
(c) To build onto the house
(d) For better water flow

3. What is Charity giving to each of her children?
(a) Copies of her will
(b) Books she has kept about them since birth
(c) Jewelry and clothing
(d) Family heirlooms

4. What does Charity have trouble cooking for the group?
(a) Corn
(b) Chicken
(c) Fish
(d) Steak

5. What has Charity refused to do?
(a) Have chemotherapy
(b) Get exercise
(c) Take vitamins
(d) Get sunshine

Short Answer Questions

1. What is growing in the wooded areas along the way?

2. How does Larry describe the foursome of the Langs and the Morgans?

3. What do Larry and Sally experience in Vermont for the first time?

4. Where does Larry go to work after the start of World War II?

5. What has Charity planned?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Charity able to assert some control over Larry's life while her own husband resists her attempts?

2. How has Sid and Charity's home changed from the time the Langs first saw it in 1938?

3. What revelation does Sid share with Larry about his life?

4. How does the author use the Adam and Eve metaphor to advance the plot?

5. What happens to the relationship between the Morgans and the Langs during World War II?

6. Explain the metaphor of Adam and Eve used throughout the novel.

7. Why is this chapter the climax of the book?

8. Why does Larry consider their year in Italy to be one of the best and most youthful for Sally and him?

9. To what does Larry compare the drowning mouse he comes across while searching for Sid?

10. Explain the method that Sally has of categorizing her memories.

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