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

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

3. What color does Curtis say hummingbirds are particularly attracted to?
(a) Purple.
(b) Blue.
(c) Pink.
(d) Yellow.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Claire believe the stick she found will lead her to?

2. What does Dag think he'll be doing when he dies?

3. What does Andy find Dag scooping out of the common pool in Chapter 29?

4. Which group is Andy pleased to notice are not present at Bunny's party?

5. In Chapter 29, what does Dag say Bunny looks like?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Andy's mother say on the topic of children never leaving home?

2. What types of people are in attendance at Bunny Hollander's New Year's Eve party?

3. How does Andy describe the MacArthurs in Chapter 20?

4. As he explains in Chapter 29, how does Dag think he will die?

5. What does Andy describe planing in his parents' back yard in Chapter 23?

6. In Chapter 20, what does Andy suggest is the best way to stop dogs from begging at the dinner table?

7. What does Claire intend to do with the stick she found on the street in New York?

8. In Chapter 17, what does Claire describe as her memory of life on earth?

9. What does Andy say about his brother Tyler's group of friends, the "Global Teens"?

10. What does Dag do to the Aston Martin convertible that is parked not far from Larry's Bar?

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