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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, what does Archie want for breakfast that is not available?
(a) Donuts.
(b) Cereal.
(c) Avocadoes.
(d) Eggs.

3. Who was Ruth's and G.H.'s contractor on the house?
(a) Patrick.
(b) Danny.
(c) Jim.
(d) Rich.

4. How does Clay feel towards the people on the porch at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) Sorry for them.
(b) Terrified of them.
(c) Angry at them.
(d) Indifferent to them.

5. 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 too rich to own a home like this.
(c) She thinks they look like exactly the type of people she pictured owning a home like this.
(d) She does not think anything about the way they look in regard to the question of them owning the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Archie in Chapter 1?

2. What does Ruth find problematic about the basement?

3. What does Rose want to take too many of to the beach?

4. What memory does Ruth recall in Chapter 14?

5. What happens to Clay in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 11, what do the Washingtons sheepishly ask Clay and Amanda for?

2. How do both Clay and Amanda react when they hear a noise in Chapter 6?

3. What is Rose's and Archie's relationship like?

4. In Chapter 17, what do Ruth and Amanda work on together that helps them bond just a little?

5. Why does Amanda like getting emails from work, even when she is on vacation?

6. In Chapter 14, what does Ruth tell G.H. she is thinking about in terms of happy memories?

7. Why does Rose decide not to tell the adults about the deer she sees in Chapter 15?

8. Why does Amanda refuse to entertain Rose's entreaties to try to meet up with her friend Hazel?

9. How do the adults try to get information about what is happening in the outside world in Chapter 11?

10. In Chapter 10, what does Amanda tell Clay she wishes she had of his that she does not actually mean?

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