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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 does Lizzie ask her house mate to take her to after her job interview?
(a) The river.
(b) An observation deck.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) Her own room.

2. What is the Sneaker Clause?
(a) A chance for the young to wear sneakers.
(b) The only way to age correctly in the land of the dead.
(c) A way to choose an occupation.
(d) Something that allows young people to return to Earth.

3. Who makes sure Lizzie gets to her appointment on her first day in the land of the dead?
(a) Thandie.
(b) Betty,
(c) The Chancelor.
(d) Curtis.

4. Who hears Lizzie when she tries to communicate with her family?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) Her mother.

5. What does Lizzie think is happening to her when she wakes up?
(a) She is dreaming.
(b) She is getting surgery.
(c) She is high.
(d) She is in a coma.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the person waiting for Lizzie when the boat stops?

2. What kind of tool is on the Observation Deck?

3. Why does Lizzie try to stay on the boat?

4. What is wrong with Lizzie's hair?

5. What color are the only clothes Lizzie has when she first gets to the land of the dead?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Curtis, and how does Lizzie know him?

2. What do Curtis, Lizzie, and Thandie all have in common at the beginning of the book?

3. What is the Sneaker Clause?

4. How do people in Elsewhere age?

5. How does Lizzie deal with her death when she first wakes up in the book?

6. What does Lizzie want to tell her family when she first prepares to contact them?

7. What clues does Lizzie have to her death?

8. What does Lizzie get an invitation to, and what does she do about it?

9. What is surprising to Lizzie about the captain of the Nile?

10. What were Lizzie's last spoken words, and how does she feel when she finds out what they were?

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