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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Andy equate buying a house with in Chapter 25?
(a) Moving up in the world.
(b) No longer having a personality.
(c) Being an adult.
(d) Accepting responsibility.

2. At the party, owing to the weather, what is Andy worried about when he is talking to Dag out in the yard?
(a) Getting a heat rash.
(b) A blizzard.
(c) A hailstorm.
(d) Flash floods.

3. In Chapter 25, what is the reason Andy gives for his father's newfound health?
(a) A stroke.
(b) A bet with his wife.
(c) A desire to play sports again.
(d) An affair.

4. When Elvissa asks for a small moment that defines what it's like to be alive, what does Claire respond with?
(a) Snow.
(b) Desert.
(c) Tears.
(d) Laughter.

5. What building does Dag point out to Andy in Chapter 16?
(a) The Institute for the Blind.
(b) A Cold War museum.
(c) A psychiatric institute.
(d) The state prison.

6. What does Tobias compare Eastern bloc toilet paper to?
(a) A K-Mart flyer.
(b) A leaf.
(c) Sandpaper.
(d) Bread crust.

7. In his story, what did the Japanese girl Andy lived with keep as a pet?
(a) A rat.
(b) A gerbil.
(c) A parakeet.
(d) A beetle.

8. What does Andy say his memory of life on Earth is?
(a) Driving along a highway in November.
(b) The smell of bacon.
(c) Palm trees.
(d) Having a beer with friends.

9. Who is Curtis?
(a) Dag's co-worker who he sometimes plays basketball with.
(b) Andy's jogging buddy.
(c) A man who has been stalking Claire.
(d) The boy who lived next door to Elvissa when she was young.

10. In Chapter 25, what does Andy say you have to live with when you're middle class?
(a) There is always somebody richer than you.
(b) The are middle of the road.
(c) The fact that history will ignore you.
(d) You have nothing to define you.

11. Who does Dag bump into while running away from the Aston Martin in Chapter 20?
(a) Skipper.
(b) Elvissa.
(c) Claire.
(d) Tobias.

12. What does Mr. MacArthur tell a joke about in Chapter 20?
(a) Jewish men on a beach.
(b) Fat people at McDonald's.
(c) Pollution.
(d) Body noises.

13. What TV character does Andy compare his brother Tyler to?
(a) Archie Bunker.
(b) Doogie Howser, M.D.
(c) The Fonz.
(d) Danny Partridge.

14. In Chapter 29, what does Dag say Bunny looks like?
(a) The newest cast member of "Miami Vice."
(b) Like his nervous tick is nervous.
(c) Like he's got dismembered Cub Scouts under his porch.
(d) A really nice guy.

15. What does the acronym VSTP, used by Claire to describe Elvissa, stand for?
(a) Very severe taste problem.
(b) Very sensitive teeth problem.
(c) Very sudden tantrum problem.
(d) Very serious trust problem.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the stick that Claire finds in New York shaped like?

2. What does Elvissa do for a living?

3. What is Claire's brother's name?

4. What does Andy recall Tyler saying about the name "Andrew" in Chapter 24?

5. Who is Bunny Hollander?

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