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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 Patty Jane begin to do every day in Chapter 9?
(a) Take walks.
(b) Knit clothes for Nora.
(c) Feed birds in the park.
(d) Go swimming.

2. Why does the store clerk give Harriet and Ione a free item in Chapter 7?
(a) For helping him clean up.
(b) For not calling the police.
(c) For being threatened by the crazy woman.
(d) For escorting the woman out of the building.

3. Where do Avel's sisters decide he needs to go on business in Chapter 7?
(a) Australia.
(b) Asia.
(c) Europe.
(d) South America.

4. What does Harriet purchase in Chapter 8?
(a) An oil painting.
(b) A wedding dress.
(c) A set of silverware.
(d) New curtains for Patty Jane.

5. How does Thor hit his head in Chapter 6?
(a) He wanders into a construction zone.
(b) He slips on some ice.
(c) He falls down some stairs.
(d) He gets knocked over by a man on a motorcycle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What brand of car is Avel driving when he meets Harriet in Chapter 2?

2. What does Thor imagine during the photo shoot in Chapter 5?

3. What do Avel and Thor do with the two women in Chapter 4?

4. How old is Nora during the prologue of the novel?

5. Where does Thor go following his argument with Patty Jane in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Harriet excited about in Chapter 9?

2. What news do Patty Jane and Harriet each receive in Chapter 10?

3. What bet does Harriet make with Avel Ames in Chapter 2?

4. What happens two days after Thor goes missing? What does Avel do to find Thor?

5. How does Avel set off a fight at a bar on New Year's Eve?

6. How does Avel feel about his sisters? Why do Avel's sisters tell him he and Harriet must put off their wedding.

7. What does Patty Jane announce to Thor on the morning after their wedding? How do people react to the announcement?

8. How does Thor show a change during his walk home at dawn in Chapter 6?

9. In Chapter 3, how does Patty Jane feel about being pregnant?

10. Why are Thor and Harriet not thrilled about Patty Jane's pregnancy?

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