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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 Andy reading when Tobias arrives at his house in Chapter 13?
(a) Reader's Digest.
(b) TV Guide.
(c) The L.A. Times.
(d) Time magazine.

2. How does Andy describe Claire's handwriting?
(a) Like a doctor's.
(b) Like chicken scratch.
(c) Like a taxi driver's.
(d) Like a child's.

3. What does Andy slip into Dag's drink in Chapter 13?
(a) Laxatives.
(b) LSD.
(c) Ice.
(d) Tranquilizers.

4. What sickness does Buck come down with?
(a) Infection from a stab wound.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Space poisoning.
(d) Chronic fatigue syndrome.

5. Where is Dag from originally?
(a) Toronto.
(b) Montreal.
(c) Ottawa.
(d) Vancouver.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disturbing artifacts does Andy mention Claire keeps in what should be her dining room?

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

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

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

5. Which state do Andy, Dag, and Claire live in?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Margaret tell Dag is the only reason people get up and go to work everyday?

6. In Chapter 1, how does Claire describe the date she had just been on?

7. How and when do Andy and Claire meet?

8. Summarize the story Andy tells about a man named Edward in Chapter 9.

9. What does Buck ask each of the Monroe girls to do?

10. What does Andy tell us about Claire in Chapter 7?

(see the answer keys)

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