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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The selfish ___________ of the 1980s causes many of the peace lovers to take their own lives since they see no other way out.
(a) Families.
(b) Materialism.
(c) Peace.
(d) Slogans.

2. What does Kathleen offer as her excuse for not meeting with Jen as she promised to do?
(a) Forgetfulness.
(b) Death in the family.
(c) Doesn't like Jen.
(d) Stress.

3. What is the name of the town in which a number of tragedies begin to take place in the time leading up to Wallace's surgery?
(a) Rochester.
(b) Elvendale.
(c) Trukok.
(d) Clement.

4. Which animal does Jen live with, even though it is a little wild and likes to urinate all over her things?
(a) Mouse.
(b) Ferret.
(c) Dog.
(d) Cat.

5. The ______ children of the 1970s had a hard time trying to reconcile their ideals with real life, according to the book.
(a) Innocent.
(b) Conservative.
(c) Flower.
(d) Little.

6. Who tells the kids that the way that Wallace looks is very normal after a surgery of this type?
(a) The nurse.
(b) Randy.
(c) Sarah.
(d) No one.

7. Some of the local ____________ are taken to the local mental hospital in straitjackets, according to the story.
(a) Children.
(b) Priests.
(c) Burn Outs.
(d) New Agers.

8. Kathleen is clear about her inability to make ___________ in her life, which might be a sign of a disorder as well.
(a) Relationships.
(b) Commitments.
(c) Decisions.
(d) Food.

9. What does Sarah say should go away in about a week, which will allow Wallace to look a little more normal?
(a) The stitches.
(b) Bruises.
(c) The scars.
(d) A green patch.

10. How many people does Jen work for during the week, allowing her to spend the rest of the time writing?
(a) Four.
(b) Ten.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

11. How old is Jen's friend Megan, the one who sometimes stays with her at the cabin?
(a) 13.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 10.

12. What causes Kathleen to have to leave early in the morning, even though she promised to talk with Jen?
(a) A phone call.
(b) Work.
(c) A man.
(d) Nothing.

13. Who is the person that stands outside and smokes before going in to see Wallace after the surgery?
(a) Ben.
(b) Jen.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Randy.

14. What is the word that Wallace has troubles remembering, which prompts a trip to the doctor for testing?
(a) Banana.
(b) Tomato.
(c) Zucchini.
(d) Orange.

15. What is the part of himself of which Eric is self conscious, so Jen does not say anything about it?
(a) His thinning hair.
(b) His feet.
(c) His gut.
(d) His ear hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Megan does not like _________ because when this person comes around, it means that she cannot sleep at Jen's place.

2. What was the background of the immigrants who built the castle in which Jen and her family used to live?

3. Some people in the town believe that all of the bad things that are happening are due to ___________ in retrograde.

4. Jennifer's family lives in the state of ______________ in a castle that some immigrants built when they first came over to America.

5. What does the family next door to Jen have which they always try to talk to her about, much to her displeasure?

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