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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 medicine does Archie take in Chapter 27?

2. Which of the following does Amanda experience after the unsettling event in Chapter 22?

3. What does Ruth tell Amanda she cannot do for her?

4. In Chapter 23, what does G.H. say he thought the noise could have been?

5. What does the narrator say you get a sense of in the woods?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

4. What is the main reason Clay gets lost in Chapter 20?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are your first impressions of Amanda, Clay, and their two children in the first several chapters of this novel, in terms of the types of people they are and what kind of moral foundations they follow? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your opinions.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the different reactions of the four main adults in the novel - Amanda, Clay, Ruth, and G.H. - the first time they hear "the noise."

Essay Topic 3

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.

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