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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. How long does Eden usually sleep at one time?
(a) Twelve hours.
(b) Three or four hours.
(c) Five hours.
(d) Eight hours.

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

3. Where does T.J. serve dinner when Andrew visits?
(a) Dining room.
(b) T.V. trays in den.
(c) Kitchen.
(d) Deck.

4. How many days in a row do Andrew and Eden go to the pond in Chapter 5?
(a) Eight days.
(b) Four days.
(c) Six days.
(d) Ten days.

5. Where did police look for a murder weapon, according to Andrew's farmer neighbor?
(a) In his fields.
(b) Ditch.
(c) Creek.
(d) Barn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the wallpaper design in Eden's bedroom?

2. What does Andrew bring when he and Eden go to the pond that they share under the tree?

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

4. What month is it in the last chapter of the novel?

5. What is one item Andrew finds in his mother's bureau drawer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Andrew find in Edith's dresser drawer?

2. What does Didi say about Eden that makes Andrew angry?

3. How does Eden respond when Andrew asks her to leave with him?

4. What happened the night of the shooting that the reader learns when Andrew is telling T.J. the story?

5. What does Andrew learn when he asks T.J. if he had a sexual relationship with Eden?

6. How does Andrew feel about the baby he and Eden are expecting?

7. What does Andrew guess and then have confirmed about his father's role the night of the shooting?

8. What does T.J. tell Andrew about "the till being empty"?

9. Why does Andrew feel he has let Billy down?

10. How does DeSalvo protect Eden in the luncheonette?

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