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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 20, what does Andy suggest is the best way to get dogs to stop begging at the dinner table?
(a) By pointing your finger at them and yelling "Stop!"
(b) Offer them a carrot or olive.
(c) By hitting or kicking them.
(d) By ignoring them.

2. At the end of Chapter 29, before returning to the party, what does Dag do to Andy?
(a) Pushes him.
(b) Punches him.
(c) Hugs him.
(d) Kisses him.

3. What does Claire want there to be in her bungalow when she returns home from New York?
(a) A present.
(b) Silence.
(c) Andy and Dag's smiling faces.
(d) Tulips.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Elvissa call rich women with good haircuts and good clothes?

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

4. Which of the following is not included in Bunny's list of "what makes a party"?

5. Why does Andy feel it was a mistake for him to come home for Christmas?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 23 when Andy wakes up in the early morning and sees his friends asleep around him, how does he feel?

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

5. In her story in Chapter 18, what does Elvissa notice about the apartment Curtis is staying at?

6. What does Andy say is the kiss of death, personality-wise in Chapter 25?

7. How does Elvissa get her name?

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

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

10. What does Andy tell Dag about a little Japanese girl he lived with in Chapter 29?

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