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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 28, what can G.H. not wait to see?
(a) His bank account balance.
(b) The theater.
(c) The markets.
(d) His own reflection.

2. What does Ruth bring to Archie in Chapter 27?
(a) Flowers.
(b) A thermometer.
(c) Cake.
(d) A blanket.

3. What does Archie do when Amanda goes to check on him?
(a) Yells at Amanda.
(b) Vomits into his own lap.
(c) Passes out.
(d) Has a heart attack.

4. In Chapter 25, what book does Archie take to bed with him?
(a) The Lord of the Rings.
(b) Fargo.
(c) Nine Stories.
(d) Freeland.

5. In Chapter 34, what does G.H. offer that Ruth is not in favor of?
(a) Going with Clay and Archie to the hospital.
(b) Food.
(c) His gun.
(d) Money.

6. What does Amanda say her children rely too much upon?
(a) Their parents.
(b) Their looks.
(c) Their privilege.
(d) Their phones.

7. What does Clay think was strange about his trip in the car earlier in Chapter 26?
(a) He saw a lot of crows gathered in the road.
(b) He saw a lot of standing water by the lake.
(c) He did not see a single other car.
(d) He saw herds of deer passing.

8. What does Ruth make in Chapter 22 for the adults?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Cake.
(c) Tea.
(d) Cocktails.

9. How does Archie try to scare Rose in Chapter 19?
(a) He tells her there are ghosts in the house.
(b) He tells her there are tarantulas in these woods.
(c) He tells her someone sitting in the little shed in the woods has a clear view to her bedroom window at night.
(d) He tells her he hears a gun.

10. What music does Ruth tell the others she loves in Chapter 24?
(a) Green Day.
(b) Swan Lake.
(c) Mozart.
(d) Billie Eilish.

11. What does Amanda ask Clay to do in Chapter 26 as an emergency measure?
(a) Fill bathtubs with water.
(b) Grow a garden.
(c) Tape the windows shut.
(d) Buy more food.

12. What phrase does Ruth recall her mother saying in Chapter 18?
(a) God love them.
(b) God willing.
(c) There but for the grace of God go I.
(d) Always keep the wind at your back.

13. What "old idea" does Ruth bring up to Amanda in Chapter 17?
(a) Of what you would take with you to a desert island.
(b) Of what color you would dye your hair.
(c) Of what you would save from a burning house.
(d) Of what your last meal would be.

14. In Chapter 24, what does Clay leave out of his story of his journey?
(a) The Spanish-speaking woman.
(b) The fact that there was no coffee in the shop.
(c) The dead animals.
(d) His stopping at the beach.

15. Who does G.H. tell Amanda his mentor was?
(a) His own father.
(b) His college professor.
(c) One of the first Black men on Wall Street.
(d) His cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 29, why do Clay and Amanda have sex?

2. What does G.H. say about the quiet in Chapter 30?

3. What does Archie wish he had brought with him in Chapter 21?

4. In Chapter 23, what does Amanda ask if the noise could have been?

5. In Chapter 30, who comes into the hot tub with Amana?

(see the answer keys)

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