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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who calls Jen in the middle of the night, but Jen hangs up on this person in her disgust?
(a) Randy.
(b) Ben.
(c) Megan.
(d) Kathleen.

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

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

5. What starts blowing up in the town where Jen lives, something that is considered to be a strange event?
(a) Homes.
(b) Cars.
(c) Gas lines.
(d) Gas stations.

6. 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.

7. 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) Live on the streets.
(b) Be a leader.
(c) Be rich.
(d) Do drugs.

8. 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) Solvable.
(b) True.
(c) Finite.
(d) Normal.

9. What is the name of the dead animal a short version of, according to the person who gave the animal this name?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Rigor mortis.
(c) Dead man flying.
(d) Molly Maw.

10. What do the people next door to Jen remind her of, as she describes them for the reader?
(a) No one.
(b) Her brothers.
(c) Martians.
(d) Her mother.

11. What does Wallace decide to do in order to get rid of the brain tumor, though he is afraid of his choice?
(a) Chemo.
(b) Surgery.
(c) Radiation.
(d) Prayer.

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

13. Who is the person that first hears Wallace stumble in order to think of a word?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Ben.
(c) Randy.
(d) Jen.

14. What does the family now have to wait for after the surgery, though they didn't realize it would be so long?
(a) Wallace to wake up from the drug coma.
(b) To see Wallace.
(c) Biopsy results.
(d) Next chemo treatment.

15. Who tells Jen that she might as well stay with Eric since he is comfortable and convenient?
(a) Kathleen.
(b) Ben.
(c) Wallace.
(d) Megan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT one of the names of the children who are described and followed in this book?

2. What does Jen think is happening with Eric when she wakes up in the night to find that he is not there anymore?

3. What does Jen do as she is settling into bed as she realizes her pillow is getting dirty?

4. What is the occupation of Jen when the story first begins for the reader, though it is said she is bad at this on her own?

5. How old is Jen's friend Megan, the one who sometimes stays with her at the cabin?

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