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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Does Jen have a boyfriend at this particular time in the book?
(a) No.
(b) Sort of.
(c) Yes.
(d) She has several.

2. At the funerals in the town, people will ___________ whatever they think is appropriate for sending off a person they love or respect.
(a) Write.
(b) Sing.
(c) Chant.
(d) Wear.

3. The dream that Jen has is interpreted by Kathleen as __________ not wanting to share the bad or embarrassing parts with others.
(a) Ben.
(b) Jen.
(c) Wallace.
(d) Randy.

4. 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) Next chemo treatment.
(c) Biopsy results.
(d) To see Wallace.

5. On what night of the week does Jen have a standing appointment with her dream consultant?
(a) Friday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Sunday.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jen imagine is surrounding her when she is in her drugged and drunk state after leaving her meeting?

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

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

4. Kathleen dresses quickly in the morning so that Jen will not see _____________, it seems.

5. Which of the children still lives with his father, though this changes later on in the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Wallace share with his child to be his hopes for the health problem he now faces?

2. What is the finding of the doctor when Wallace goes in to find out more about the difficulties he's having?

3. What does Jen think about her next door neighbors, as she is walking to work one day?

4. Why doesn't Megan believe that Jen cleans houses for a living, as she explains when they are talking?

5. What is the reason that Wallace is having some troubles talking, according to Sarah's report to the children?

6. What are the worries that Wallace has as he begins to undergo the process of removing the problem from his body?

7. Why does Jen love to have Megan over to stay with her at her little home?

8. What does Kathleen offer as an explanation for what happened at Jen and her meeting?

9. Why does Wallace decide to make up a will before he goes into surgery?

10. What do the townspeople say is happening in the town, which is what is leading to all of the misery?

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