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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 location is the setting for Larry's new novel?
(a) Monaco
(b) Montana
(c) Maine
(d) New Mexico

2. What is growing in the wooded areas along the way?
(a) Evergreen trees
(b) Mushrooms
(c) Raspberry bushes
(d) Blueberry bushes

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

4. Charity says that there is no decent literature on what subject?
(a) Cancer treatments
(b) Cultivating raspberries
(c) Environmentalism
(d) How to die

5. What brand of car do Sid and Larry pack for a picnic?
(a) Mercedes
(b) Chevrolet
(c) Marmon
(d) BMW

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has it been since the Morgans have seen the Langs?

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

3. Who has a birthday party at the beginning of Part 2: Chapter 2?

4. What is Charity's plan?

5. Who is Hallie's husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. What plans has Charity made for her family for after her death?

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

3. How does the theme of rescue extend in Part 2: Chapter 2?

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

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

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

7. Explain how Charity's simplistic view of life is in contrast to both Sid and the Langs?

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

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

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

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