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

2. 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.

3. How does Ruth explain what George does to people who are as confused about it as she is?
(a) She says he is a fixer.
(b) She says he is in finance for a boutique operation.
(c) She says he is a lawyer.
(d) She says he is a doctor.

4. What does Amanda ask Clay to do with her before answering the people's request who had shown up on the porch?
(a) Discuss the matter privately.
(b) Call her mother.
(c) Swim in the pool.
(d) Talk to the kids.

5. What school did Ruth used to work at?
(a) Riner.
(b) Dalton.
(c) Wind.
(d) Hughes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clay think of the lights going out in New York City as?

2. What does Clay make for dinner the first night they are at the vacation house?

3. What does Amanda tell Clay to get when they hear a knock at the door?

4. How long ago had the Washingtons bought the house?

5. How old is Archie in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What habit does Clay have that is bad for his health but he still performs relentlessly?

3. In Chapter 12, why are G.H. and Ruth comforted by the things in the basement of the vacation house?

4. What does Amanda buy on her trip to the grocery store in Chapter 3?

5. What does the title "Leave the World Behind" refer to?

6. What racist thought does Amanda have about the Washingtons in relation to the vacation house?

7. What does Ruth think about G.H.'s relationship with Danny?

8. Why do G.H. and Ruth say they did not want to go back into New York City?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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