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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 does Damian say is the title of his novel?
(a) Green Leaves and Gold.
(b) My Father the Activist.
(c) Nuanced Partners.
(d) Canon and the Storm.

2. What does Michael ask Melissa about when he comes home from work in Chapter 9?
(a) Why the kids are not in the house.
(b) Why Melissa has all these strangers in the house.
(c) Why there is no food in the fridge.
(d) Why there are onions on the windowsill and garlic around the door.

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

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

5. 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 huge earthquake on the West coast.
(d) There is a terrorist attack in London.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Justin's mother?

2. Why does Damian not tell Stephanie about his affair with Melissa?

3. What do Michael and Melissa decide to do in the end of Chapter 11 to try to improve their relationship and give themselves a break?

4. What happened to Ethan the night Justin died?

5. What is Melissa reading in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Justin actually die?

2. What professional move does Melissa attempt to make in Chapter 13?

3. What does Melissa tell Damian in Chapter 10 that she has never told anyone else before?

4. What does Michael tell Damian in Chapter 14 was the worst thing about the process of breaking up with Melissa?

5. Where do Michael and Melissa go on vacation in Chapter 12 and why do they go there?

6. What are Hazel and Melissa doing at the end of Chapter 15, and at the end of the novel?

7. What is Stephanie trying to work with her daughter Avril on in Spain on vacation?

8. How are things between Melissa and Michael when they are on vacation in Chapter 12?

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

10. In Chapter 11, what kind of a relationship do Ethan and Justin have?

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