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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. What is NOT one of the rules that Jen has when she makes a decision to take a job or to not take a job?
(a) She has to make minimum wage.
(b) She does not have to dress up.
(c) She does not work under fluorescent lighting.
(d) She does not wake up to an alarm clock.

2. Megan's great-aunt used to have a __________ named Damocles, before her husband made her give it up.
(a) Horse.
(b) Cat.
(c) Dog.
(d) Fish.

3. What is the most impressive part of Wallace, according to the siblings, when he first arrives and they take a look at him?
(a) The bruise between his eyes.
(b) His smile.
(c) Stitches.
(d) His necklace.

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

5. What does Jen calculate when she gets up from her night's rest about a month after Wallace's surgery?
(a) Her years of life left.
(b) The words she's written.
(c) Her monthly expenses.
(d) The number of hours until she can sleep again.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who decides to stay with Jen that night in order to keep her company, though he/she leaves in the morning?

2. Who is the reclusive neighbor that walks by Jen and she is afraid that he might kill her?

3. How much money has Jen been living on each week, which leads her to believe that she needs to earn more?

4. Who decides to come with Jen to the hospital on the day that Wallace is going to be discharged?

5. What does Jen decide to do when she is sitting on the cliff and watching the sun set in the distance?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jen hurt by Kathleen's actions, even though Kathleen still doesn't want to change her plans for the night?

2. What happens on the day that Wallace is discharged from the hospital after his surgery?

3. What are the criteria that Jen has in terms of deciding whether or not to take a job that she is offered by another?

4. What happens when Jen gets a phone call later in the day, inviting her to come to a party with others?

5. What does Jen decide that she needs to do in order to have more money in her life?

6. What happens to Wallace which makes the family begin to question his health again?

7. What does Jen do when she turns on the radio, trying to work out a new feeling she has about the tumor Wallace has?

8. What does the doctor tells Wallace about the tumor mass that they removed from his brain during the previous surgery?

9. Why doesn't Randy go to see his dad when his dad is finally being released from the hospital?

10. What is the most noticeable difference in Wallace when he is home and healing from his surgery?

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