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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. Who walks up to meet the family as the picnic is ending?
(a) Sid
(b) Hallie
(c) Sally
(d) Moe

2. How does Sally get to the terrace?
(a) She uses crutches
(b) She uses a wheelchair
(c) Larry carries her
(d) She uses a cane

3. Who is Hallie's husband?
(a) Joe
(b) Jack
(c) Jim
(d) John

4. Who offers Larry a job?
(a) Sid's father
(b) Charity's father
(c) Charity's uncle
(d) Charity's brother

5. Larry says that Eden would not be complete without _________________.
(a) Trees
(b) A serpent
(c) Apples
(d) Flowers

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the Morgans live now?

2. Where did Sid teach after losing his job in Wisconsin?

3. Where is the family having a picnic?

4. What item does Sally add to the gear to prevent a further argument?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the situation the characters find themselves in when the novel returns to the present day in 1972?

3. How does Charity maintain control even though her death is imminent?

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

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

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

7. How do the Charity, Sid and Sally remain in character when facing Charity's imminent death?

8. Although Larry and Sally never had the advantages or financial ease that Sid and Charity did, they seem to have a better marriage. Explain how the author reveals this.

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

10. Why does Sid not want to go on the family picnic?

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