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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. Why does the GPS stop working in the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Archie breaks the GPS by mistake.
(b) There is a power outage.
(c) The car breaks down.
(d) It is a very rural area.

2. What does the person on the porch say to Clay when he opens the door?
(a) He is sorry to bother them.
(b) He is having a heart attack.
(c) He is a policeman.
(d) He needs to come in right away.

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

4. What does Amanda say to Clay after they have sex in Chapter 5?
(a) She has been considering buying a second house.
(b) He has to quit drinking.
(c) He has to quit smoking.
(d) She has been seeing someone else.

5. What is one major reason Clay keeps repeating that he thinks they should let the Washingtons stay?
(a) They are old.
(b) Amanda and Clay might be able to leverage their kindness later.
(c) They can cook well.
(d) They are rich.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what does Archie want for breakfast that is not available?

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

3. What does Amanda hear that startles her in Chapter 6?

4. How does Clay feel towards the people on the porch at the end of Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 8, what is one of Amanda's skills?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Clay indulge Rose's request to take many books to the beach?

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 Amanda buy on her trip to the grocery store in Chapter 3?

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

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