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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. theorize about the creatures everyone saw in the pool?
(a) They were there as part of a climate event.
(b) They were an illusion.
(c) They were from a nearby rescue station.
(d) They were from a zoo whose grid failed and they escaped.

2. Where does Clay think about going to dinner that night in Chapter 20?
(a) The French place on Atlantic.
(b) The Vietnamese Place on Island.
(c) The Thai place on 31st.
(d) The Italian place on Broadway.

3. In Chapter 25, what book does Archie take to bed with him?
(a) The Lord of the Rings.
(b) Nine Stories.
(c) Fargo.
(d) Freeland.

4. What phrase does Ruth recall her mother saying in Chapter 18?
(a) There but for the grace of God go I.
(b) God willing.
(c) Always keep the wind at your back.
(d) God love them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does G.H. tell Amanda his mentor was?

2. What does the narrator reveals is the fate of the man who runs the laundromat Amada uses?

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

4. What does G.H. tell Amanda that Maya does for a living?

5. What farm does Clay pass in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 21, what does Rose see in the woods that she points out to Archie?

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

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

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 20, how does Clay feel about the vacation as he drives around, lost?

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

9. In Chapter 26, what happens to Archie?

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

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