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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 Rose not understand about being young in Chapter 22?
(a) That everyone sees themselves as the main character of a story.
(b) That she will get old.
(c) That she will be responsible for holding her family together.
(d) That it is important to be kind to strangers.

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

3. Why does Ruth tell Amanda she is lucky in Chapter 27?
(a) She has her health.
(b) She has her job.
(c) She has her kids with her, but Ruth does not know how her own daughter and grandchildren are.
(d) She has money.

4. What was the name of G.H.'s mentor?
(a) Bennie Good.
(b) Randall Wilson.
(c) Charles Schwabner.
(d) Stephen Johnson.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens again in Chapter 31 that terrifies everyone?

2. What landmark does Clay look for to show him the way back to the vacation house?

3. In Chapter 28, what can G.H. not wait to see?

4. What does Clay think was strange about his trip in the car earlier in Chapter 26?

5. What music does Ruth tell the others she loves in Chapter 24?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 26, what happens to Archie?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. In Chapter 30, what does G.H. say he thinks is the most important thing during a crisis, the same thing that helped him build his fortune?

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