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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. say he will do before Clay and Amanda leave the house?
(a) Give them a hug.
(b) Give them a phone.
(c) Give them food.
(d) Give their cash back.

2. What does Clay think was strange about his trip in the car earlier in Chapter 26?
(a) He saw a lot of crows gathered in the road.
(b) He saw herds of deer passing.
(c) He did not see a single other car.
(d) He saw a lot of standing water by the lake.

3. What does Archie think about Rose's being startled in Chapter 19?
(a) He tells Rose to just go back to the house.
(b) He hugs Rose and tells her it will be OK.
(c) He yells at Rose for being a coward.
(d) He reflexively thinks, "Pussy."

4. What bites Archie that he does not even feel?
(a) A dog.
(b) A tick.
(c) A spider.
(d) A bee.

5. In Chapter 34, what does G.H. say they should do with Archie?
(a) Go to the beach.
(b) Go to G.H.'s own doctor.
(c) Go to the emergency room.
(d) Go to the family's pediatrician.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of woman does Amanda believe herself to be in Chapter 22?

2. What does G.H. theorize about the creatures everyone saw in the pool?

3. What does Clay briefly considering using to try to understand the person he meets in Chapter 20?

4. What does Ruth bring to Archie in Chapter 27?

5. In Chapter 28, what do the adults eat for dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 23, what do Ruth and G.H. note is unusual about their surroundings?

2. How does Clay react to the Spanish-speaking woman who approaches him in Chapter 20?

3. In Chapter 24, what strikes Amanda as absurdly funny about G.H.?

4. In Chapter 22, what happens that startles and upsets everyone?

5. In Chapter 18, what does Ruth most desire?

6. In Chapter 31, what does the narrator reveal about "the noise"?

7. In Chapter 24, what does Clay tell the adults at the house about his trip to town?

8. What is the main reason Clay gets lost in Chapter 20?

9. In Chapter 27, what does the narrator reveal about what is happening back in New York City?

10. In Chapter 25, what does Ruth set about doing to try to establish normalcy for herself through a task?

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