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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Eden let Andrew know that she will leave with him after she told him about Jim?
(a) She cries and says yes.
(b) She gives him a hug.
(c) She dances around in happiness.
(d) She nods.

2. When Andrew leaps up off the bed when he is in Eden's bedroom, what does he intend to do?
(a) Stop the direction of the bullet.
(b) Flip over the bed for protection.
(c) Tackle Edith.
(d) Cause a diversion.

3. What are Andrew and T.J. fixing up at the end of the novel?
(a) Bedroom.
(b) Dining room.
(c) Lawn mower.
(d) Porch.

4. Where did Edith keep the gun after Andrew's father died?
(a) Bedroom.
(b) Kitchen closet.
(c) Laundry room.
(d) Basement.

5. What kind of job does Martha's fiancée have?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Psychiatrist.
(d) Dentist.

6. What does Andrew notice about the houses on T.J.'s block when he rings T.J.'s doorbell?
(a) They are identical.
(b) T.J.'s is the biggest.
(c) Each is painted a different color.
(d) T.J.'s is the smallest.

7. Where at her house is Eden waiting for Andrew when he visits her at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Back porch.
(b) Living room.
(c) Kitchen.
(d) Bedroom.

8. Why did Eden feel she was being punished after the shooting?
(a) Because she shoplifted.
(b) For loving her father, but not her mother.
(c) For her behavior.
(d) Because she was adopted.

9. Why does Andrew say he wants to go out on T.J.'s deck while they are eating dinner?
(a) He wants to check out the view.
(b) He's freezing.
(c) He needs some fresh air.
(d) He sees the gas grill smoking.

10. Who built a box for the gun?
(a) Andrew's father.
(b) O'Brien.
(c) T.J.'s father.
(d) Jim.

11. How does Andrew describe Edith's gun when she points it at him and Eden?
(a) Something large and strange.
(b) Wild animal.
(c) Shadow.
(d) Like a nightmare.

12. What does Eden say T.J. lies about?
(a) His job status.
(b) How much money he makes.
(c) Himself.
(d) His exam scores.

13. What personal information does T.J. tell Andrew about when he is working with him on Edith's house?
(a) His children need a better education.
(b) He might lose his home from bad investments.
(c) He wants to be a hockey coach.
(d) He wants to live in the city.

14. What does Andrew say he is impatient to see at the end of the novel?
(a) His ex-wife.
(b) His city apartment.
(c) Signs of Eden's pregnancy.
(d) Houses getting sold.

15. What does T.J. ask Andrew to do with him around 4 p.m. the day they are fixing up a house together?
(a) Go for a run.
(b) Meet at a bar.
(c) Have dinner with Eden.
(d) Go to a baseball game.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does T.J. feel about the new life Andrew is beginning?

2. What dazes Andrew when he steps into T.J.'s foyer?

3. Where do Eden and O'Brien see each other at the end of the novel?

4. What does DeSalvo return to Andrew when he and Edith are talking in a garden?

5. How many days will Edith be under observation?

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