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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Tyler call his parents' house in Chapter 24?
(a) The house that time forgot.
(b) The place where children fear to tread.
(c) The house on the small hill.
(d) The dungeon.

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

4. What does Tyler read in the car on the way back from his and Andy's Christmas Eve shopping trip?
(a) Mad Magazine.
(b) Reader's Digest.
(c) Vanity Fair.
(d) An Archie comic.

5. What does Elvissa do for a living?
(a) No one is sure.
(b) She is a waitress.
(c) She is a pharmacist.
(d) She is a stripper.

6. When Andy goes home for Christmas, what does his mother tell him she has stopped doing?
(a) Talking to his father.
(b) Eating red meats.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Caring what her children do with their lives.

7. What local monument does Andy visit in Portland before heading to the airport to fly back to California?
(a) The Korean War memorial.
(b) The Cold War memorial.
(c) The Vietnam War memorial.
(d) The WWII memorial.

8. Why does Andy feel it was a mistake for him to come home for Christmas?
(a) Because he can't stand his parents.
(b) Because his family would not have missed him if he didn't go.
(c) Because he is "too old."
(d) Because the trip is long.

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

10. What does Claire believe the stick she found will lead her to?
(a) Her salvation.
(b) Her life path.
(c) Good fortune.
(d) The love of her life.

11. What kind of party has Dag arranged for he and Andy to work as bartenders at?
(a) A Halloween party.
(b) A New Year's Eve party.
(c) A bachelor's party.
(d) An engagement party.

12. Where will Claire stay until she knows she'll be safe from radiation at home?
(a) At a hotel.
(b) At Andy's house.
(c) At Dag's house.
(d) At Elvissa's house.

13. Who is Elvissa?
(a) Claire's neighbor.
(b) Claire's good friend.
(c) Clair's roommate.
(d) Clair's sister.

14. Where does Dag think an angel will take him when he dies?
(a) Into the sun.
(b) Wherever he wants to go.
(c) Under the sea.
(d) To paradise.

15. Where does Elvissa grow up?
(a) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
(b) New York City, New York.
(c) Talaahassee, Florida.
(d) Little Rock, Arkansas.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Andy's brother, Tyler, whose birthday is January 8th?

2. What does Tobias say his memory of life on Earth is?

3. What color does Curtis say hummingbirds are particularly attracted to?

4. What does Tobias check in the rearview mirror of his car in Chapter 18?

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

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