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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Ruth think might be responsible for the blackout?
(a) The North Koreans.
(b) A flood.
(c) An electrical grid failure.
(d) Teenage hackers.

2. What does G.H. do for a living?
(a) Performs surgery.
(b) Landscapes.
(c) Writes.
(d) Manages money.

3. In Chapter 10, why is Amanda angry at Clay?
(a) For smoking.
(b) For spending too much money.
(c) For telling the Washingtons they could stay at the house.
(d) For drinking too much.

4. What does Ruth notice with disdain about the kitchen?
(a) There are ants on the counter.
(b) There are dirty dishes in the sink.
(c) There is broken glass on the floor.
(d) There are clothes everwhere.

5. Who does Rose want to visit while on vacation?
(a) Her teacher.
(b) Her friend Hazel.
(c) Her boyfriend Ben.
(d) Her grandmother.

6. Who is Ruth's and G.H.'s daughter?
(a) Quinn.
(b) Reyna.
(c) Maya.
(d) Pia.

7. How much food do G.H. and Ruth have in the house?
(a) Enough to last for months.
(b) Enough to last for years.
(c) Enough for a few days.
(d) Enough for a few weeks.

8. What does Amanda tell Clay to get when they hear a knock at the door?
(a) A knife.
(b) A bat.
(c) A gun.
(d) A wire.

9. What does the man on the porch offer to Clay and Amanda in return for staying at the house?
(a) A bottle of whiskey.
(b) An extra week at the house free of charge.
(c) A new car.
(d) A refund on their rent.

10. What does Ruth refer to as "old people stuff"?
(a) Finance.
(b) Carpentry.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Gardening.

11. What do the people on the porch say about the reasons they are there?
(a) The man had a heart attack.
(b) Their air-conditioning had broken.
(c) The woman was ill with fever.
(d) There was a terrible blackout.

12. What does Amanda call Rose that Rose dislikes?
(a) Friend.
(b) Rosie.
(c) Baby.
(d) Sweetie.

13. What does Amanda say to Clay after they have sex in Chapter 5?
(a) He has to quit smoking.
(b) He has to quit drinking.
(c) She has been considering buying a second house.
(d) She has been seeing someone else.

14. What vice does Clay have that is meant to be a secret but is not a secret?
(a) Smoking.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Drinking excessively.
(d) Eating chips in the car.

15. What does Amanda find herself thinking that the people who owned the vacation house were rich enough for in Chapter 2?
(a) They were rich enough to be lazy.
(b) They were rich enough to be luxurious.
(c) They were rich enough to be tasteless.
(d) They were rich enough to be thoughtful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Amanda have several messages from when she checks her phone in Chapter 3?

2. What does Clay do for a living?

3. How does Clay feel towards the people on the porch at the end of Chapter 7?

4. Where do Amanda's and Clay's gaze stray at the beach?

5. What does G.H. drink in Chapter 11?

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