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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 does Andy wonder as he stares at his fingernails in Chapter 6?
(a) Whether he's getting enough calcium.
(b) Why his nails never grow.
(c) When the world will end.
(d) What the meaning of life is.

2. Which of the following is not something Andy thinks of when he sees the sun?
(a) Butterflies.
(b) Tangerines.
(c) Marbles.
(d) Carp.

3. What nickname does Dag have for his office cubicle?
(a) The veal-fattening pen.
(b) The yuppie dive.
(c) The slow death chamber.
(d) The office cubicle.

4. In Chapter 10, what does Andy say is a recurring theme in Dag's stories?
(a) The end of the world.
(b) New beginnings.
(c) Love and loss.
(d) Forgiveness.

5. What is the title of Chapter 2?
(a) Our Parents Had More.
(b) Our Parents Wanted More.
(c) Our Parents Gave More.
(d) Our Parents Earned More.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, who is said to have disappeared the day after the picnic?

2. In Chapter 12, what does Otis equate suburban houses to?

3. After his mid-twenties breakdown, Dag reads every book by which author?

4. In Chapter 5, what does Dag say is necessary for someone to become famous?

5. What is Claire's surname?

Short Essay Questions

1. What historical challenge does Dag give to Margaret in Chapter 5?

2. In Chapter 7, at what point does Andy say he knows he and Claire would be friends for life?

3. What do Clair and Andy discuss about Dag after he gets in touch with them following his disappearance to Nevada?

4. What does Andy tell us about himself in Chapter 9?

5. In Dag's story in Chapter 12, what bothers Otis about the postcard he receives from a friend in New Mexico?

6. In Chapter 14, what is Claire's theory of a "gripping stranger"?

7. How and when do Andy and Claire meet?

8. What happens to the Astronaut named Buck when he lands on Texlahoma?

9. How does Dag describe himself when he worked in advertising?

10. What does Andy say about his parents' house in Chapter 15?

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