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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the names of the people on the porch?
(a) Regina and Michael Karger.
(b) Ruth and G.H. Washington.
(c) Florence Farkin and Bob Willis.
(d) Jean and Henry Stoler.

2. 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 tasteless.
(b) They were rich enough to be thoughtful.
(c) They were rich enough to be luxurious.
(d) They were rich enough to be lazy.

3. What is Amanda worried about concerning the Washingtons?
(a) That they might be frauds.
(b) That they will steal Amanda's money.
(c) That they are lying about the blackout.
(d) That they might have cameras recording them.

4. What does Amanda do as a pretense once the people on the porch are inside the house?
(a) Read a book.
(b) Dial the police.
(c) Check on the kids.
(d) Cook a new dinner.

5. What does Amanda ask Clay to do with her before answering the people's request who had shown up on the porch?
(a) Talk to the kids.
(b) Discuss the matter privately.
(c) Swim in the pool.
(d) Call her mother.

6. What do Ruth and Amanda try to do to get some news?
(a) Open their tablets.
(b) Run to the neighbors' house.
(c) Open their computers.
(d) Turn the television on.

7. Who is at the door in Chapter 7?
(a) A woman.
(b) Young boys.
(c) An older Black couple.
(d) A middle-aged man.

8. What is Rose upset about in Chapter 13?
(a) The pool is sullied.
(b) The television does not work.
(c) The sky is gray.
(d) The weather is too hot.

9. Why does Amanda do the New York Times crossword on her phone?
(a) Her boss requires her to do it.
(b) She is afraid of dementia.
(c) She loves it.
(d) Her mother always did it.

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

11. Who do the people on the porch claim to be?
(a) Cousins of the homeowners.
(b) Neighbors.
(c) The home owners.
(d) Friends of the homeowners.

12. What does Clay want to do in Chapter 15?
(a) Go into town and see if he can find out anything more about what is happening.
(b) Call his boss.
(c) Do some home repairs.
(d) Make lunch.

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

14. What celebrity did Ruth used to see from her office window sometimes at the school?
(a) Woody Allen.
(b) Marshall Memor.
(c) Matthew Modine.
(d) Blaine Haynes.

15. In Chapter 8, what is one of Amanda's skills?
(a) Angering people.
(b) Soothing people.
(c) Recognizing people.
(d) Carpentry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the listing for the vacation house say?

2. What does G.H. lie to Ruth about in Chapter 12?

3. What does Rose see in Chapter 13?

4. What do Amanda and Archie do when they first get to the vacation house?

5. What does Amanda buy for a rainy day at the grocery store?

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