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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Megan does not like _________ because when this person comes around, it means that she cannot sleep at Jen's place.
(a) Randy.
(b) Ben.
(c) Kathleen.
(d) Eric.

2. 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) Elvendale.
(b) Rochester.
(c) Clement.
(d) Trukok.

3. Some people in the town believe that all of the bad things that are happening are due to ___________ in retrograde.
(a) Venus.
(b) Mercury.
(c) Saturn.
(d) The Moon.

4. Megan tells Jen about a new fertility drug which she finds to be hilarious as it's made from the ___________ of Italian nuns.
(a) Urine.
(b) Toenail clippings.
(c) Wine.
(d) Hair.

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) Flower.
(c) Little.
(d) Conservative.

6. Where do Jen and her dream consultant like to meet, though the consultant is always late for the meeting?
(a) Her cabin.
(b) A bar.
(c) A coffee shop.
(d) The bookstore.

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

8. Who is the person that knocks over the vase accidentally, which causes Wallace to wake up?
(a) Ben.
(b) Jen.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Randy.

9. When Jen calls Eric to talk about her emotions around the brain tumor, he tells her that he is sick of all the _____________ drama.
(a) Boring.
(b) Reality TV.
(c) Female.
(d) Touchy-feely.

10. At one point, Kathleen was married to a _____________, according to their conversations together.
(a) Therapist.
(b) Surgeon.
(c) Writer.
(d) Artist.

11. What is the one subject that Eric doesn't want to talk about and that he becomes defensive about when Jen tries?
(a) The future.
(b) Books.
(c) Emotions.
(d) Work.

12. Since life is filled with insane situations, it seems that there is no reason to try to approach life as though these situations were always _____________.
(a) Finite.
(b) True.
(c) Solvable.
(d) Normal.

13. Where does Eric tell Jen that he needs to go in order to begin to find himself and his true feelings?
(a) Texas.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Wyoming.
(d) Delaware.

14. How does Jen call Kathleen when she realizes that she is not showing up for their meeting?
(a) The gas station employee phone.
(b) Pay phone.
(c) Bartender's phone.
(d) A cell phone.

15. Kathleen wants to point out that while Jen might be going through a __________, that she is not the only one.
(a) Misunderstanding.
(b) Conflict.
(c) Crisis.
(d) Happy time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jen thinks that _______ are the best gatherings she knows about, along with getting together at the bedside of a dying person.

2. Some of the local ____________ are taken to the local mental hospital in straitjackets, according to the story.

3. There is another group in town called the _______________ who are New Age folks that are trying to share goodwill with everyone they meet.

4. What does the family now have to wait for after the surgery, though they didn't realize it would be so long?

5. Kathleen is clear about her inability to make ___________ in her life, which might be a sign of a disorder as well.

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