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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. In Chapter 7, how long did it take Lydia to memorize the answers to her failed physics text?
(a) 4 times through.
(b) 1 time through.
(c) 3 times through.
(d) 2 times through.

2. When James uses the Chinese words to describe the food Louisa offers him in Chapter 8, how long has it been since he has said a word in Chinese?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 40 years.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 25 years.

3. What was Nath doing when Lydia went to his room at the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) Praying.
(b) Watching the night sky.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Reading.

4. Where is Marilyn when James comes home from Louisa's in Chapter 10?
(a) Living room.
(b) Hannah's room.
(c) Lydia's room.
(d) Kitchen.

5. When Lydia called Nath's host student's number, how many times did the phone ring before someone answered?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7 during Christmas break, how many days does Marilyn spend going over physics with Lydia?

2. Where does Marilyn see James' car parked toward the end of Chapter 8?

3. After James picked up Nath at the airport, what time would they be home?

4. What time was Nath supposed to land at his home airport?

5. Where does Louisa live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did July 3 represent to James?

2. Why did James always teach summer classes?

3. What had Marilyn always wanted her mother to say to her?

4. What did James tell Lydia was the most important thing to remember?

5. What was the cake like that Marilyn baked for Lydia's birthday?

6. What did James give Lydia for her birthday, and how did he decide what to give her?

7. How easy did Nath think it would be to free himself of his family?

8. Why did it bother Hannah when Lydia smiled after she came home from failing her test for her learner's permit?

9. How did Lydia think that Nath looked in his new paisley shirt?

10. How did the family change as a decade passed after Marilyn left and returned?

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