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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 Rose want to take too many of to the beach?
(a) Swimsuits.
(b) Books.
(c) Dolls.
(d) Buckets.

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

3. What is Amanda worried about concerning the Washingtons?
(a) That they are lying about the blackout.
(b) That they might be frauds.
(c) That they will steal Amanda's money.
(d) That they might have cameras recording them.

4. What do the people on the porch say about the reasons they are there?
(a) Their air-conditioning had broken.
(b) The man had a heart attack.
(c) The woman was ill with fever.
(d) There was a terrible blackout.

5. What does G.H. ask Clay and Amanda for in Chapter 11 besides asking to stay for the night?
(a) A swim in the pool.
(b) Something to eat.
(c) To let him borrow a sweater.
(d) To get sheets for them for their bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What publication is Clay currently writing a piece for?

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

3. What does Amanda think about the way the Washingtons look in relation to the question of them owning the house?

4. What does Amanda buy for a rainy day at the grocery store?

5. What does Amanda make for dinner their second night in the vacation house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Ruth notice that she does not like about Clay's and Amanda's presence in the house?

10. What happens to Clay that unsettles him in Chapter 16?

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