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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Clay make for dinner the first night they are at the vacation house?
(a) Hamburgers.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Stew.
(d) Salad.

3. What does Clay think of the lights going out in New York City as?
(a) An Act of God.
(b) An inevitability.
(c) A small disturbance.
(d) A sign that the rapture is coming.

4. How old is Archie in Chapter 1?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 5.

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

6. What does the memorial at the beach commemorate?
(a) Suffragists.
(b) Possums.
(c) Veterans.
(d) Flight 800.

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

8. What does someone bring up in Chapter 11 that Amanda does not want to talk about?
(a) Pregnancy.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Money.
(d) 9/11.

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

10. What does Amanda buy for a rainy day at the grocery store?
(a) Cookie dough.
(b) A puzzle.
(c) Pineapple.
(d) A box cake mix.

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

12. What had a past therapist urged Amanda not to do with Clay?
(a) Be angry with him when he failed to act as she might have.
(b) Be too soft on him.
(c) Give him the silent treatment.
(d) Idolize him.

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

14. What does Amanda hear that startles her in Chapter 6?
(a) Birds squawking.
(b) Noises outside.
(c) A loud boom.
(d) Wolves howling.

15. What did the listing for the vacation house say?
(a) A memorable vacation at a tidy getaway.
(b) Time to unwind - come here.
(c) Find peace in the Hamptons.
(d) Step into our beautiful house and leave the world behind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the Washingtons live in New York City?

2. In Chapter 3, where does Amanda go on an errand?

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

4. What does the person on the porch say to Clay when he opens the door?

5. How does Ruth explain what George does to people who are as confused about it as she is?

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