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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. What does Clay tell Amanda she is terrible with in Chapter 10?

2. What is Amanda worried about concerning the Washingtons?

3. Who is Ruth's and G.H.'s daughter?

4. Why does the GPS stop working in the end of Chapter 1?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do G.H. and Ruth ask to stay the night at the vacation house?

2. What habit does Clay have that is bad for his health but he still performs relentlessly?

3. What does Ruth notice that she does not like about Clay's and Amanda's presence in the house?

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

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

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

7. Why does Amanda like getting emails from work, even when she is on vacation?

8. In Chapter 10, what does Amanda tell Clay she wishes she had of his that she does not actually mean?

9. How do Amanda and Clay feel about the vacation house?

10. How do the adults try to get information about what is happening in the outside world in Chapter 11?

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

What are some of the first indicators that Ruth and Amanda are quite different kinds of women and that they might not see eye to eye? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How do Amanda and Clay choose to handle the unfolding crisis in terms of sharing information with their children Archie and Rose, and why do they choose the path they do? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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