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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8: Part Eight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Father suggest they do once he has found the oilskin holder?
(a) Separate and have alone time.
(b) Leave the park.
(c) Have a serious talk about the future.
(d) Start rebuilding their home.

2. Where is Caroline working, in Part Eight?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) The high school.
(c) The library.
(d) The grocery store.

3. What does Father do at the Safeway while Caroline shops?
(a) Looks through the flyers on the bulletin board.
(b) Returns the cans and bottles they collect.
(c) Shaves in the bathroom.
(d) Talks with a stranger in the alley out back.

4. What is unusual about the structure where Father and Caroline meet Susan?
(a) The inside walls are covered in paintings.
(b) There is a tree growing in the middle of the floor.
(c) Its interior is wrapped in glowing wire.
(d) The only furnishing is shelves of books.

5. What item in Caroline's new bedroom does she remember having when she was younger?
(a) Blue sneakers with blue stripes.
(b) A poster of a brown horse.
(c) A lamp with a black plastic knob.
(d) A cream-colored rug.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can the reader infer from the way that Susan calls for Paul when he and Caroline are outside?

2. Where does Caroline dispose of Father's body?

3. On page 200, Caroline quotes Emerson saying, "The way of life is wonderful." What is the next line of this quote?

4. When Caroline tells Father that she likes living at the farm, what does he tell her?

5. On the morning after their night at the hot spring, what does Father say when they see the river?

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