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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Clay think is decent proof that the Washingtons are who they say they are?
(a) G.H. had the key to a locked drawer.
(b) They showed their identification.
(c) Ruth sounded the way she did on the phone earlier.
(d) They brought dessert.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. What does G.H. ask Clay and Amanda for in Chapter 11 besides asking to stay for the night?
(a) To let him borrow a sweater.
(b) A swim in the pool.
(c) Something to eat.
(d) To get sheets for them for their bed.

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

15. Why does the GPS stop working in the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Archie breaks the GPS by mistake.
(b) It is a very rural area.
(c) The car breaks down.
(d) There is a power outage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the people on the porch claim to be?

2. What memory does Ruth recall in Chapter 14?

3. Who had G.H. and Ruth finished the basement for?

4. What celebrity did Ruth used to see from her office window sometimes at the school?

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

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