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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. Why is everyone concerned about Kate?
(a) She has not been herself lately.
(b) She is staying out late.
(c) She is hanging around the wrong crowd.
(d) They have found whiskey bottles.

2. What is Sharon's roommate's name?
(a) Jannie.
(b) Joyce.
(c) Jill.
(d) Jenny

3. Why is Lonnie in a hunger strike?
(a) He wants to lose weight.
(b) He wishes to gain a lot of weight.
(c) He wants to die.
(d) He thinks it will help him feel better about the deat of Duval.

4. To whom is Kate now engaged?
(a) Walter.
(b) Sam.
(c) Jude.
(d) Michael.

5. What does John listen to as he falls asleep?
(a) His neighbors fighting.
(b) His favorite songs.
(c) An audiobook.
(d) This I Believe - a radio show.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is clear about Sharon?

2. How did Lyell die?

3. Why does John go into the office early at the beginning of Chapter 2?

4. What does Aunt Emily constantly keep her eye on?

5. In Chapter 1, what is revealed as a central theme of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does John invite Kate to go with him? What is her response?

2. The novel opens with John receiving some bad news. What is it?

3. What does Kate decide to do about her therapist?

4. Who does John remind his mother of?

5. Who does John run into after lunch with his aunt?

6. Does Kate understand John's quest?

7. What does John suffer from?

8. Who is John excited to see and why?

9. What kind of books does John like to read at the library?

10. What important question does John ask Kate in this chapter?

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