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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Evvie tells Dean that the reason Tim had stayed in his hometown after medical school was that only by remaining there could he be viewed as what type of creature?
(a) A unicorn.
(b) A centaur.
(c) A yeti.
(d) A chameleon.

2. Who is Andy?
(a) Evvie's father.
(b) Evvie's uncle.
(c) Evvie's ex-boyfriend.
(d) Evvie's best friend.

3. With what items is the suitcase in the prologue decorated?
(a) Stickers.
(b) Ribbons.
(c) Luggage tags.
(d) Graffiti.

4. Which character first floats the idea of Dean renting the apartment at the back of Evvie's house for $800 a month?
(a) Evvie.
(b) Andy.
(c) Dean.
(d) Eileen.

5. Even with a bit of time having passed since Tim's death, Evvie still feels "consumed by" (10) what activity?
(a) Hating Tim.
(b) Waiting for Tim to return.
(c) Not missing Tim.
(d) Missing Tim.

6. What color are the small flowers on the dishes Evvie uses to host Thanksgiving in Chapter 11?
(a) Blue.
(b) Pink.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Red.

7. Though Evvie often refers to herself as "a professional eavesdropper" (27), what is her official title?
(a) Transcriber.
(b) Operator.
(c) 911 dispatcher.
(d) Translator.

8. What is the name of Andy's oldest daughter?
(a) Lilly.
(b) Monica.
(c) Rose.
(d) Nona.

9. The issue of Sports Illustrated at which Evvie glances in Fall: Chapter 1 is addressed to which character?
(a) Evvie.
(b) Monica.
(c) Andy.
(d) Tim.

10. Evvie's favorite client is a woman named "Nona Powell Brown, a professor at" (26) which university?
(a) Brown.
(b) Morehouse.
(c) Howard.
(d) Cornell.

11. Tim's mother Lila always smells of what scent, according to Evvie?
(a) Lavender.
(b) Roses.
(c) Chanel No 5.
(d) Mothballs.

12. After Evvie has known Dean for two months, she considers him to listen "like a" (73) what?
(a) Like a journalist.
(b) Like a psychiatrist.
(c) Like an automaton.
(d) Like a transcriber.

13. In Fall: Chapter 7, Evvie watches Dean smash what kind of object against the fence in their yard?
(a) A pinecone.
(b) A pumpkin.
(c) A teacup.
(d) An egg.

14. Which baseball player is said to have undergone the same affliction that "had happened to Dean" (55)?
(a) Randy Johnson.
(b) Nolan Ryan.
(c) Bob Gibson.
(d) Chuck Knoblauch.

15. Dean tells Evvie that how many months before the events of Chapter 8, fans had "burned [him] in effigy at a bar [he] co-owned" (64)?
(a) 12.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lori, the mother of Dean's children, lives in which southern U.S. town?

2. Evvie knows to ask the woman at the door for a business card because which character had done the same for her after Tim's accident?

3. How many sons does Andy have with his ex-wife Lori?

4. According to Evvie, the townspeople saw her as someone who "had gone directly from lobsterman's daughter to" (44) what?

5. An article in the issue of Sports Illustrated mentioned in Fall: Chapter 1 is said to be about a baseball player "who woke up one day and couldn't" take what action "anymore" (10)?

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