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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. With which of the following does Chapter 37 begin?
(a) “The Zoom meeting with the University of Maine faculty and staff goes well.”
(b) “She’s hallway around the outer corridor when Adesh Patel catches up with her.”
(c) “Day 5 on Many Flags.”
(d) “The name of the funeral home is Broadview & Sons.”

2. With which of the following does Chapter 40 begin?
(a) “He stares at her, eyes slitted.”
(b) “Don’t tell me you actually believed that cock-and-bull story about ruling your own private world.”
(c) “Spoke 5.”
(d) “The name of the funeral home is Broadview & Sons.”

3. With which of the following does Chapter 27 begin?
(a) “Gwendy blows by a couple of sweatpant-wearing, AirPod-equipped Chinese women halfway around the rim.”
(b) “There’s a small conference room in Spoke 1.”
(c) “And now the time has come to do that.”
(d) “While serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, Gwendy had had good connections.”

4. Which of the following bands does Gwendy reference while trying to recall the location of the puzzle-box?
(a) The Cars.
(b) Huey Lewis and the News.
(c) Dire Straits.
(d) Chicago.

5. What is the name of Gareth’s father?
(a) Lawrence.
(b) Hudson.
(c) John.
(d) Patrick.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time is Gwendy’s mental health assessment aboard the space station scheduled?

2. What kind of scorpion is Boris?

3. With what Senate committee does Gwendy meet via Zoom while on the space station?

4. At which of the following does Gwendy jump at dinner?

5. To which of the following does Gwendy compare herself?

Short Essay Questions

1. What, per the novel, is sundowning?

2. What fate is posited for the person whose cell phone footage Charlotte sends to Gwendy?

3. What does Bobby remark is “the most important gift a young man can possess” (319)?

4. What demonstration does Adesh give with his bugs?

5. What prevents Gwendy from napping after she reviews the email Charlotte sends her?

6. Why does Adesh report his conversations with other flight crew members to Gwendy?

7. In what ways does Gwendy perceive the space station like a haunted building in a movie?

8. To what does Gwendy attribute the origin of her mental condition?

9. How does Gwendy perceive the knock at her door to summon her to her mental assessment on the space station?

10. Of what does Gwendy dream on her fourth night on the space station?

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