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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Her old friend who comes to visit tells Jen that he/she already has a significant other in _____________.
(a) Pasadena.
(b) Los Alamos.
(c) San Jose.
(d) Alameda.

2. Who is the reclusive neighbor that walks by Jen and she is afraid that he might kill her?
(a) Eric.
(b) Moonboy.
(c) Travis.
(d) Hulk.

3. What was the name of the uncle who was once medically dead for three minutes, according to Jen's story to Randy?
(a) Reginald.
(b) Colin.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Justin.

4. What does the doctor say that the lump on her body is, and Jen pretends she knew this along?
(a) A benign mass.
(b) A tumor.
(c) An infected lymph node.
(d) A pimple.

5. Wallace and Jen talk about whether they think ________ has anything to do with the problems that Wallace has had.
(a) Genetics.
(b) Karma.
(c) The family.
(d) His girlfriend.

6. The family had been hoping for a _________ or dying prognosis, not the intermediary diagnosis that Wallace receives.
(a) Done.
(b) Cured.
(c) Over.
(d) Easy.

7. Jen begins to write about abuse she suffered at _________ hands when she returns to her typewriter.
(a) Randy's.
(b) Wallace's.
(c) Eric's.
(d) Ben's.

8. Who is only slightly less paranoid than the local mental patients in the town where the story is located?
(a) Wallace.
(b) Jen.
(c) Randy.
(d) Ben.

9. What does Jen do when she needs to scream in order to deal with the idea of Wallace's brain tumor?
(a) Swims.
(b) Runs to the cliff.
(c) Turns on the radio.
(d) Breaks things.

10. Jen and Wallace talk about how embarrassing it was to bathe nude in the _____________ together.
(a) Hot spring.
(b) Jacuzzi.
(c) Bath tub.
(d) Shower.

11. Where is Megan going to go when she has to go back to school in the fall?
(a) Portland.
(b) Spokane.
(c) Redding.
(d) Eureka.

12. What is the date on which Jen realizes that enough time has gone by since she stopped cleaning houses?
(a) September 1.
(b) October 12.
(c) October 14.
(d) October 1.

13. Randy decides that he wants to dress Jen up as a _________ for her ride and he goes to find the appropriate clothing.
(a) Fairy.
(b) Baby.
(c) Serial killer.
(d) Cat.

14. Jen and Wallace both decide to get ___________ chocolate ice cream as they like to eat ice cream together.
(a) Dark.
(b) Peanut butter.
(c) Bittersweet.
(d) Mint.

15. What happens a few years later, though it does not change their relationship? Jen __________ Kathleen.
(a) Seduces.
(b) Hits.
(c) Moves away from.
(d) Leaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the hospital that Megan and Jen are going to in order to see Wallace on his discharge day?

2. Megan has a _________ that most adults lack, it seems, causing her to be a good person for Jen to talk to.

3. Jen confesses to Kathleen that she is doing ________ yoga in order to cope in her life right now.

4. Wallace warns his kids when they get back that now would be a very bad time to do _______, and they promise not to do it.

5. What did Kathleen and Jen do the last time they were high on drugs, putting their lives in danger?

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