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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 is the name of the song that Walter wants Richard to write in "Mistakes Were Made"?
(a) "Two Kids Good—One Kid Better."
(b) "Two Kids Bad—No Kids Better."
(c) "Two Kids Bad—Three Kids Better."
(d) "Two Kids Good—No Kids Better."

2. What is the name of the motel that Walter's family owns?
(a) The Weeping Willows.
(b) The Pit Stop.
(c) The Whispering Pines.
(d) The Everglades.

3. At the end of "Good Neighbors," where does Joey go?
(a) On a roadtrip to New York.
(b) On vacation in Europe.
(c) With his parents.
(d) Off to college.

4. What causes Patty to fall in "Mistakes Were Made"?
(a) Broken concrete.
(b) Her untied shoelace.
(c) Black ice.
(d) Trash on the sidewalk.

5. Patty and Richard take a road trip to which city in "Mistakes Were Made"?
(a) Baltimore.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New York.
(d) Atlanta.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joey christen the lake by the Berglund summer home?

2. The one person Patty particularly adores is whom?

3. Where is Richard living during the early years of Walter and Patty's marriage?

4. What is the name of the Berglunds' neighborhood?

5. How old is Joey when he leaves the house in "Good Neighbors"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Nameless Lake, and how does it get its name?

2. Who is Ethan Post, and how does he affect Patty and her family?

3. How do the residents of Ramsey Hill view Patty Berglund?

4. How does Patty's friendship with Eliza end?

5. What does Patty learn about Walter and his childhood?

6. Who is Walter? How does Patty meet him, and what does she think of him?

7. What decision does Joey make that infuriates the Berglunds?

8. What business does Joey start? What is the outcome of this venture?

9. What happens after Patty leaves Eliza for the last time?

10. What happens while Patty and Richard are at the lake house?

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