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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 3 - 5).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What car do Melissa and Michael arrive in?
(a) A black pickup truck.
(b) A gray BMW.
(c) A green VW Beetle.
(d) A red Toyota saloon.

2. What kind of a class does Melissa take Blake to in Chapter 5?
(a) A parent-child music class.
(b) A parent-child science class.
(c) A baby dance class.
(d) A parent-child painting class.

3. What habit is Damian trying to kick in Chapter 2?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Smoking.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Overeating.

4. What game does Ria propose playing with Damian's and Stephanie's children?
(a) Uno.
(b) Tag.
(c) Charades.
(d) A game that involves imaginary shrinking.

5. What bus does Michael take to work every day?
(a) The 73.
(b) The 140, then the 12.
(c) The 176.
(d) The 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the house in the poem at the start of the novel made of?

2. What phrase comes inexplicably into Damian's head as he ponders his discontent in Chapter 2?

3. What does Melissa see in the bathroom when she and Michael get home from the party in Chapter 1?

4. Where did Michael and Melissa meet?

5. What does Melissa particularly hate about cleaning her house in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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