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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. Which airline had lost a plane during the crisis that no character in the story is aware of?
(a) Southwest.
(b) American.
(c) United.
(d) Delta.

2. Who does G.H. tell Amanda his mentor was?
(a) His cousin.
(b) One of the first Black men on Wall Street.
(c) His college professor.
(d) His own father.

3. What does Clay suggest that is subversive in Chapter 29, which Amanda hesitates before agreeing to?
(a) Robbing the house next door.
(b) Sitting naked outside and smoking.
(c) Skinny dipping.
(d) Leaving without the kids.

4. What does G.H. tell Amanda that Maya does for a living?
(a) Runs a law firm.
(b) She is an advertising executive.
(c) Runs a Montessori school.
(d) She is a doctor.

5. Which of the following does Amanda experience after the unsettling event in Chapter 22?
(a) Blood coming out of her mouth.
(b) A taste like metal in her mouth.
(c) Muscle aches and pains.
(d) Dry eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens in Chapter 23 that disturbs everyone?

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

3. In Chapter 34, who is Ruth wondering about and musing about what this person is doing right then?

4. In Chapter 23, what does Amanda ask if the noise could have been?

5. In Chapter 34, what does G.H. offer that Ruth is not in favor of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Rose and Archie go in Chapter 19 together?

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

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

4. In Chapter 24, what does Ruth say is the last thing she would like to hear on earth?

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

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

7. In Chapter 23, what does G.H. suggest is the source of the unsettling thing that happens that even he does not believe?

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

9. In Chapter 30, what do the adults see outside that astounds them?

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

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