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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Michael tell Melissa in Chapter 9 that changes their relationship forever?
(a) That he does not love her any longer.
(b) That he has slept with another woman.
(c) That he has been married before.
(d) That he has a child he never told her about.

2. How does Stephanie suggest to Melissa that men and women may have been meant to live in Chapter 12?
(a) In large family units who spend all their time together.
(b) In separate villages, with children staying with the women.
(c) In tribes based on their interests.
(d) Traveling around the world.

3. Who is Ethan's brother?
(a) Ian.
(b) Justin.
(c) Michael.
(d) Damian.

4. Who does Damian see at his father's grave in Chapter 14?
(a) Joyce.
(b) Melissa.
(c) Alice.
(d) Stephanie.

5. What does Melissa tell Damian about Michael?
(a) That he never really loved their children.
(b) That he has moved out of the country.
(c) That he has moved out temporarily.
(d) That he has quit his job.

6. What does Alice put on the apples she gives to Melissa in Chapter 15?
(a) Cinnamon.
(b) Paprika.
(c) Salt.
(d) Sugar.

7. What kind of game do the adults play on their last night on vacation in Chapter 12?
(a) A game of Skipbo.
(b) A joint story-telling enterprise.
(c) A game of strip poker.
(d) Settlers of Cattan.

8. What event at the office triggers Damian nerves and prompts him to leave the office?
(a) The quarterly report.
(b) The fire drill.
(c) The morning meeting.
(d) The arrival of the sandwich trolley.

9. What happened to Ethan the night Justin died?
(a) His gang members dragged him into a car and sped away.
(b) He made a lot of money in a big drug deal.
(c) He was shot.
(d) He was arrested and locked up in jail.

10. Who does Ria tell Melissa she was whispering with in Chapter 13?
(a) Lily.
(b) Blake.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Brigitte.

11. Who killed Justin?
(a) A 14 year-old girl.
(b) A street kid named Brick.
(c) The gang leader.
(d) A police officer.

12. What month does it snow in in Chapter 10?
(a) February.
(b) January.
(c) March.
(d) April.

13. What happens to Avril in Chapter 12 that alarms the adults?
(a) She gets very upset and seems to have a panic attack.
(b) She develops a mysterious rash.
(c) She has a screaming nightmare.
(d) She breaks her leg.

14. What do Damian and Melissa do together in Chapter 10 as they talk outside?
(a) Smoke.
(b) Eat.
(c) Knit.
(d) Blow bubbles.

15. What does Melissa say football is an analogy for?
(a) Work.
(b) Life.
(c) Play.
(d) Sex.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Melissa tell Damian that she has never told anyone before?

2. Where does Melissa see Michael again in the end of Chapter 15?

3. How does Damian feel about Melissa after sleeping over at her house in Chapter 10?

4. What does Melissa do at the end of Chapter 13?

5. What does Michael tell Damian was wrong with Ria during the summer?

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