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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Rose and Archie discover during their time in the woods by the house?
(a) A spaceship.
(b) A dead human body.
(c) A neighboring house next door.
(d) A dead deer.

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

3. What farm does Clay pass in Chapter 20?
(a) Barkham's Farms.
(b) McKinnon Farms.
(c) Benning's Farms.
(d) Landside Farms.

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

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

6. What does G.H. theorize about the creatures everyone saw in the pool?
(a) They were from a nearby rescue station.
(b) They were there as part of a climate event.
(c) They were from a zoo whose grid failed and they escaped.
(d) They were an illusion.

7. What does Rose not understand about being young in Chapter 22?
(a) That she will be responsible for holding her family together.
(b) That everyone sees themselves as the main character of a story.
(c) That it is important to be kind to strangers.
(d) That she will get old.

8. Who is the only person Rose tells about seeing the deer?
(a) G.H.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Clay.
(d) Archie.

9. What does G.H. say about the quiet in Chapter 30?
(a) It is noisy.
(b) It is scary.
(c) It is bad.
(d) It is relentless.

10. What happens again in Chapter 31 that terrifies everyone?
(a) A knock comes on the door.
(b) Rose starts throwing up.
(c) Archie throws up again.
(d) A terrible loud sound happens again.

11. Which airline had lost a plane during the crisis that no character in the story is aware of?
(a) Delta.
(b) American.
(c) Southwest.
(d) United.

12. In Chapter 30, who comes into the hot tub with Amana?
(a) Ruth.
(b) G.H.
(c) Clay.
(d) Archie.

13. Who does Clay run into when he is lost in Chapter 20?
(a) Danny.
(b) An old friend.
(c) A Spanish-speaking woman.
(d) A police officer.

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

15. What do G.H. and Amanda do together in Chapter 22?
(a) Eat nectarines.
(b) Go in the hot tub.
(c) Pore over the stock market report.
(d) Look around the garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of woman does Amanda believe herself to be in Chapter 22?

2. In Chapter 33, what happens to Archie?

3. What do the adults see in the pool in Chapter 30?

4. What was the name of G.H.'s mentor?

5. Which of the following does Amanda experience after the unsettling event in Chapter 22?

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