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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 4, 5, 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Andy recall happened to Claire's father at the resort pool?
(a) He hits on the lifeguard.
(b) He is punched by another patron.
(c) He has a heart attack.
(d) He slips and cracks his head.

2. What had Nostradamus predicted for the day Claire arrives in Palm Springs?
(a) A famine.
(b) The end of the world.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A plague.

3. In Chapter 3, what does Claire say you can sense about the corner of Cottonwood and Sapphire avenues?
(a) How enthusiastic the developers were when they named it.
(b) How potential homebuyers may be fooled.
(c) How pretentious the homeowners must be.
(d) The creativity of the developers.

4. Which state do Andy, Dag, and Claire live in?
(a) California.
(b) Florida.
(c) Nevada.
(d) New York.

5. After his mid-twenties breakdown, Dag reads every book by which author?
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) Mark Twain.
(c) Truman Capote.
(d) Agatha Christie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a name Claire suggests for her future children?

2. What does Dag's brother Matthew do for a living?

3. Where do Andy, Dag, and Claire live?

4. What industry does Dag work in before moving to Palm Springs?

5. Who is Martin?

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