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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Clay feel towards the people on the porch at the end of Chapter 7?

2. What does G.H. lie to Ruth about in Chapter 12?

3. Where do Amanda's and Clay's gaze stray at the beach?

4. What does someone bring up in Chapter 11 that Amanda does not want to talk about?

5. What does Amanda hear that startles her in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 17, what do Ruth and Amanda work on together that helps them bond just a little?

2. In Chapter 14, what does Ruth tell G.H. she is thinking about in terms of happy memories?

3. What does Ruth think about G.H.'s relationship with Danny?

4. What is Rose's and Archie's relationship like?

5. What racist thought does Amanda have about the Washingtons in relation to the vacation house?

6. Why is Amanda angry with Clay in Chapter 10?

7. What does Amanda buy on her trip to the grocery store in Chapter 3?

8. Why does Amanda refuse to entertain Rose's entreaties to try to meet up with her friend Hazel?

9. What does Amanda tell Ruth about how she wants to treat the information about whatever is happening in the world in terms of her children?

10. Why does Clay indulge Rose's request to take many books to the beach?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Clay's experience in getting lost - and lying about it to the others in the house - indicate about the modern person's reliance on technology? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Rose decides not to tell the adults about the many deer she sees the morning after the blackout, and how does Rose end up embodying some survival traits that many others in the novel seem to lack? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What do Amanda and Clay first think of the house they have rented on Airbnb, and how do Alam's descriptions of the house set the tone for the first sections of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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