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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 1, when does Gwendy go for a run?
(a) December 29, 1999.
(b) December 2, 1999.
(c) December 16, 1999.
(d) December 8, 1999.

2. Where does Gwendy put the button box as she prepares to sleep in Chapter 19?
(a) Closet.
(b) Dresser.
(c) Nightstand.
(d) Under her bed.

3. How long has Norris Ridgewick been Castle County Sheriff in Chapter 28?
(a) 1993.
(b) 1990.
(c) Since early 1992.
(d) Since late 1991.

4. Where does Gwendy find the button box?
(a) Middle drawer of her filing cabinet.
(b) Top drawer of her filing cabinet.
(c) 3rd drawer of her filing cabinet.
(d) Last drawer of her filing cabinet.

5. What are the only two ways to Castle View in 1999?
(a) Route 18 and Myers Road.
(b) Route 29 and Miliken Road.
(c) Route 127 and Anders Road.
(d) Route 117 and Pleasant Road.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, how long of a break is Congress taking for the holiday?

2. What type of wood is the button box made of?

3. In Chapter 7, where is Bea going to visit her sister during the break?

4. When did Gwendy attend the Iowa Writer Workshop?

5. How many weeks out is Gwendy's mother from her last chemo session in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gwendy describe Sheriff Norris Ridgewick in Chapter 28?

2. What advice does Patsy give Gwendy when she sees she is getting discouraged?

3. In Chapter 29 as Gwendy considers the turmoil in Timor, what does she remember about an assignment Ryan was on in Brazil several years ago?

4. In Chapter 1, what does Gwendy remember about her first visit to Washington, D.C.?

5. Where do many first-year congressional representatives live and where does Gwendy live?

6. How is Gwendy's appearance and manner of dressing described in Chapter 2?

7. What does Gwendy think of President Hamlin, and why does she avoid him?

8. How has Gwendy's father decorated their Cape Cod for Christmas in Chapter 25?

9. In Chpater 32, what does Gwendy do after dropping her mother back home, and what does she hear and see?

10. How did Gwendy become a published author, and how many books has she written?

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