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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Work.
(d) Nothing.

2. Who calls Jen to let her know that everything in the surgery went well and that Wallace was resting comfortably?
(a) Megan.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Randy.
(d) Ben.

3. What does Frank Morgan do which makes him a bit of a legend in the town where Jen lives?
(a) Screams gibberish.
(b) Reads the Bible.
(c) Unindentifiable bird calls.
(d) Repeats the alphabet.

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

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

6. ________ points out to the character in #86 that everyone knows what he is going through, so no one is going to criticize him for his actions.
(a) Ben.
(b) Randy.
(c) Wallace.
(d) Jen.

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

8. What did Kathleen's ex-husband encourage her to do in order to prevent herself from gaining weight?
(a) Run more.
(b) Stop eating.
(c) Become anorexic.
(d) Become bulimic.

9. The siblings decide that everyone in their family is ______________ anyway, so their psychoses don't matter.
(a) Mentally ill.
(b) Respected.
(c) Dead or dying.
(d) Ignored.

10. Jen accuses Kathleen of not being ____________, and Kathleen asks if they can talk it over in the morning.
(a) Caring enough.
(b) Dependable.
(c) Who she seems to be.
(d) Truthful.

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

12. Who does Jen imagine is surrounding her when she is in her drugged and drunk state after leaving her meeting?
(a) Her brothers.
(b) Herons.
(c) Fish.
(d) Doctors.

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

14. Who is the sibling that tries to stop them from kicking and making jokes about each other?
(a) Ben.
(b) Jen.
(c) No one.
(d) Randy.

15. Because Ben used to ___________, he doesn't want people to think that he's thrown his life away by becoming an emotional mess now.
(a) Be rich.
(b) Do drugs.
(c) Be a leader.
(d) Live on the streets.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jen resents the fact that she has to go clean a ____________ house for four hours as a part of her way to make money.

2. Who is the person that knocks over the vase accidentally, which causes Wallace to wake up?

3. What does Jen decide to do when she is sitting in her yard, not able to sleep because of the surgery?

4. Where does Eric tell Jen that he needs to go in order to begin to find himself and his true feelings?

5. What does a friend of Jen's do for this friend's mother in order to help alleviate the pain of dying?

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