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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Rose get startled in Chapter 19?
(a) She steps on a thorn.
(b) A hummingbird runs into her.
(c) A bee stings her.
(d) She walks through a spider web.

2. What is G.H.'s full name?
(a) Garland Hope Washington.
(b) George Herbert Washington.
(c) Gerald Henry Washington.
(d) George Herman Washington.

3. What do the adults see in the pool in Chapter 30?
(a) Flamingoes.
(b) Leopards.
(c) Crows.
(d) Deer.

4. What does G.H. tell Amanda that Maya does for a living?
(a) She is a doctor.
(b) She is an advertising executive.
(c) Runs a Montessori school.
(d) Runs a law firm.

5. Who is Ruth's partner?
(a) Benji.
(b) Ella.
(c) Ray.
(d) Clara.

6. In Chapter 23, what does Amanda ask if the noise could have been?
(a) A river.
(b) An avalanche.
(c) An animal.
(d) A plane.

7. What medicine does Archie take in Chapter 27?
(a) Benedryl.
(b) Theraflu.
(c) Codeine.
(d) Tylenol.

8. In Chapter 34, what does G.H. say they should do with Archie?
(a) Go to G.H.'s own doctor.
(b) Go to the beach.
(c) Go to the family's pediatrician.
(d) Go to the emergency room.

9. What bites Archie that he does not even feel?
(a) A spider.
(b) A bee.
(c) A dog.
(d) A tick.

10. What does G.H. consider high praise in Chapter 18?
(a) Telling Amanda her children are polite.
(b) Telling Amanda she seems rich.
(c) Telling Amanda she is attractive.
(d) Telling Clay and Amanda they seem well-educated.

11. In Chapter 34, what does Clay confess to the others?
(a) He is too drunk to drive.
(b) He does not have any money.
(c) His car does not work.
(d) He got lost the day before when he went into town.

12. What does Clay briefly considering using to try to understand the person he meets in Chapter 20?
(a) His high school language classes.
(b) His pocket dictionary.
(c) Google translate on his phone.
(d) His GPS.

13. Why does Ruth tell Amanda she is lucky in Chapter 27?
(a) She has money.
(b) She has her health.
(c) She has her job.
(d) She has her kids with her, but Ruth does not know how her own daughter and grandchildren are.

14. What does Archie wish he had brought with him in Chapter 21?
(a) His magazines.
(b) His phone.
(c) His sunscreen.
(d) His sunglasses.

15. What does G.H. say they are going to add to the house in Chapter 22?
(a) A sauna.
(b) A new room.
(c) Solar panels.
(d) A tennis court.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Ruth and G.H. note is strange in its absence in Chapter 23?

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

3. What does Rose not understand about being young in Chapter 22?

4. What happens again in Chapter 31 that terrifies everyone?

5. What does Clay suggest that is subversive in Chapter 29, which Amanda hesitates before agreeing to?

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