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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does G.H. lie to Ruth about in Chapter 12?
(a) That he thinks the blackout is due to something they will laugh about when they hear the cause of it.
(b) That he loves her.
(c) That he loves the house.
(d) That he thinks Amanda and Clary are nice.

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

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

4. What does G.H. drink in Chapter 11?
(a) Old whisky.
(b) Cranberry juice.
(c) Gin.
(d) Wine.

5. Who had G.H. and Ruth finished the basement for?
(a) Ruth's mother.
(b) G.H.'s grandmother.
(c) Ruth's father.
(d) The dog.

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

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

8. What publication is Clay currently writing a piece for?
(a) Wired.
(b) Staid.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) The San Francisco Chronicle.

9. Where do the Washingtons live in New York City?
(a) Queens.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Manhattan's Upper East Side.
(d) The Bronx.

10. Where is the vacation house Amanda and Clay have rented?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) Ocean City, Maryland.
(c) The Hamptons area.
(d) New Jersey.

11. What memory does Ruth recall in Chapter 14?
(a) Her mother's funeral.
(b) Her honeymoon.
(c) Her own wedding.
(d) A family trip to Italy.

12. What does the person on the porch say to Clay when he opens the door?
(a) He is sorry to bother them.
(b) He is a policeman.
(c) He needs to come in right away.
(d) He is having a heart attack.

13. What does Amanda think about the way the Washingtons look in relation to the question of them owning the house?
(a) She thinks they look as if they are more likely to clean the house than own it.
(b) She thinks they look like exactly the type of people she pictured owning a home like this.
(c) She does not think anything about the way they look in regard to the question of them owning the house.
(d) She thinks they look too rich to own a home like this.

14. In Chapter 3, where does Amanda go on an errand?
(a) The beach.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) The bank.
(d) The town hall.

15. What does Clay tell Amanda she is terrible with in Chapter 10?
(a) Maternal instinct.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Faces.
(d) Finances.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Amanda's job title?

2. What does Amanda make for dinner their second night in the vacation house?

3. How long ago had the Washingtons bought the house?

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

5. Who is at the door in Chapter 7?

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