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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 advise Avel to do on the night before he leaves for South America?
(a) Visit his mother.
(b) Have a drink before flying.
(c) Sleep with Harriet.
(d) Update his will.

2. According to Nora, when did her father disappear?
(a) On her grandmother's birthday.
(b) After her parents divorced.
(c) Before she was born.
(d) When she was three years old.

3. What event takes place the night before Avel leaves for South America?
(a) A family picnic.
(b) A combination bridal party and going away party.
(c) Nora's christening.
(d) A memorial service for Thor.

4. Why do Patty Jane and Harriet stay home on New Year's Eve in Chapter 4?
(a) Harriet has a fight with Avel.
(b) Patty Jane is due to deliver.
(c) The weather is bad.
(d) Patty Jane is sick.

5. Who is Ione?
(a) Nora's aunt.
(b) Patty Jane's mother.
(c) Thor's mother.
(d) Patty Jane's sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. To Avel, what does the fight in Chapter 4 prove?

2. How does Patty Jane change the longer Thor is gone?

3. Where do Thor and Patty Jane argue in Chapter 6?

4. How does Thor feel about becoming a father?

5. Where does Avel's plane crash?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the cause of the argument between Patty Jane and Thor in the grocery store?

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

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

4. Why do Patty Jane and Harriet stay home on New Year's Eve in Chapter 4? What had their plans been?

5. How does Patty Jane act after Thor's disappearance?

6. What does Harriet show Avel when he returns to town in Chapter 6?

7. How does Ione anger Patty Jane in Chapter 9?

8. Where does Thor go after his argument with Patty Jane in the grocery store?

9. Why is Avel happy about the fight in the bar which happens on New Year's Eve?

10. What does Ione organize for the night before Avel is to leave for South America? What does Patty Jane tell Avel to do on that night?

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