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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 Clay think of the lights going out in New York City as?
(a) A sign that the rapture is coming.
(b) An Act of God.
(c) A small disturbance.
(d) An inevitability.

2. What happens to Clay in Chapter 16?
(a) He has a heart attack.
(b) He faints.
(c) He hits a rabbit with the car.
(d) He gets lost.

3. What does Rose see in Chapter 13?
(a) Many deer.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Hawks.
(d) Lots of insects.

4. Where is the vacation house Amanda and Clay have rented?
(a) The Hamptons area.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Ocean City, Maryland.
(d) New Jersey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What had the Washingtons done when Clay and Amanda came back to the kitchen?

2. In Chapter 3, where does Amanda go on an errand?

3. What does Amanda do as a pretense once the people on the porch are inside the house?

4. What does the person on the porch say to Clay when he opens the door?

5. What is Rose upset about in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do G.H. and Ruth ask to stay the night at the vacation house?

2. What does Clay think when G.H. Washington tells him where he lives in New York City?

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

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

5. In Chapter 13, what does Rose see outside that is highly unusual and a bit unsettling?

6. Why is Amanda angry with Clay in Chapter 10?

7. What is Clay's and Amanda's first impression of the Washingtons in Chapter 7?

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

9. What does G.H. offer to Clay and Amanda to try to convince them to let him and Ruth stay the night?

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

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