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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. What event shakes Damian to his core in Chapter 13?
(a) Michael Jackson dies.
(b) A plane his brother was on crashes.
(c) There is a terrorist attack in London.
(d) There is a huge earthquake on the West coast.

2. What does Michael ask Melissa that she does not provide a direct answer to in Chapter 9?
(a) Whether or not Melissa wants to go back to work.
(b) Whether or not Melissa is happy to have their children.
(c) Whether or not Melissa has cheated on him.
(d) Whether or not Melissa loves him.

3. What does Michael say was the worst thing about ending his relationship with Melissa?
(a) Not seeing his kids as much.
(b) The fear that the relationship would end.
(c) Missing Melissa's laugh.
(d) Not being able to marry Melissa.

4. What does Stephanie try to convince her daughter Avril to do that she does not want to do in Chapter 12?
(a) Go to bed.
(b) Jump into the pool.
(c) Eat a new food.
(d) Play in the sand.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ethan involved with that eventually leads to Justin's death?

2. What happens to Michael in Melissa's dream in Chapter 13?

3. What does Michael ask Melissa about when he comes home from work in Chapter 9?

4. What does the whole group of friends do together in the beginning of Chapter 12?

5. What month does it snow in in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Melissa feel about being around her father, Cornelius, for the holidays?

2. Who does Michael call late at night in Chapter 11 and why?

3. Where does Justin actually die?

4. What traditional Nigerian food does Melissa try to make for her family and why does she make it?

5. What does Michael begin to realize about Rachel almost immediately after he begins a sexual affair with her in Chapter 8?

6. Why is Michael so upset when Melissa tells him who she has slept with in Chapter 13?

7. What momentous information is Stephanie waiting to tell Damian at the end of Chapter 14?

8. What does Melissa think about her house at 13 Paradise Row after the exterminator comes back for a visit in Chapter 8?

9. What happens at the end of Chapter 13 that is shocking and horrifying for both Melissa and Michael?

10. Who kills Justin and why does this character do it?

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