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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. In Chapter 21, what does the narrator say had never been a secret?
(a) The nuclear codes.
(b) The treasures of the ocean.
(c) The vulnerability of the electrical grid.
(d) The illness of the planet.

2. Where do Archie and Rose go together in Chapter 19?
(a) Exploring the woods.
(b) To the newspaper stand.
(c) To the town.
(d) To the beach.

3. What kind of woman does Amanda believe herself to be in Chapter 22?
(a) A kind woman.
(b) A Renaissance woman.
(c) A sly woman.
(d) A woman of the world.

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

5. In Chapter 31, what do the adults do in the beginning?
(a) Eat together.
(b) Listen to music.
(c) Count their money.
(d) Play a board game.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 33, what happens to Archie?

2. What does Ruth make in Chapter 22 for the adults?

3. What is Amanda's reply when Clay tells her he loves her?

4. Why does Ruth tell Amanda she is lucky in Chapter 27?

5. In Chapter 32, what do Clay and Amanda do with the kids after the sound?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 26, what does Amanda ask Clay to do for fear that the power might go out soon?

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

3. At the end of Chapter 27, why does Ruth tell Amanda that Amanda is lucky?

4. In Chapter 29, what is Clay's and Amanda's attitude on what they think will be their last night in the house?

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

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

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

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

9. What happens to Archie in the woods that he does not even feel but that the narrator notes?

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

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