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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. How do the two girls Lux meets in Chapter Three say they originally met?
(a) Through friends.
(b) College.
(c) They do not remember.
(d) Grief counseling.

2. What do Amma and Brittany love about Rome?
(a) The sunsets.
(b) The birds.
(c) The food.
(d) The sea.

3. Where does Lux work in "Before"?
(a) The Pineapple.
(b) The Highland.
(c) The Cove.
(d) The Basement.

4. What does Jake start to get the meeting party going in Chapter Nine?
(a) Word games.
(b) Bonfire.
(c) Truth or Dare.
(d) Hopscotch.

5. Who does Nico remind Lux of unpleasantly as he talks to his ex-girlfriend?
(a) Her son.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her ex-boyfriend.
(d) Her brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a red sky in the morning mean for sailors in an old saying?

2. What was thought to be bad luck in the old days of sailing?

3. What does Lux mostly buy for the sailing trip in Chapter Five?

4. What does Lux appreciate about her boyfriend in the earliest days of their relationship?

5. Where do Lux and her boyfriend meet the two girls in Chapter Three?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where were Lux and Nico originally supposed to live together?

2. In Chapter Nine, what is Lux's first impression of Meroe Island?

3. How much does Nico say Brittany and Amma are going to pay him to sail them to Meroe Island?

4. Where does Lux work in Chapter One?

5. Why does Lux lose her job?

6. What does Lux see in Chapter Seven that is a bad omen?

7. What does Brittany do in Chapter Seven that is really dangerous?

8. Who does Lux once see on Nico's boat that upsets her?

9. What does Lux say Nico should demand from Brittany and Amma to take them to Meroe Island?

10. What does Jake try to make a toast to on the first night on the island that everyone says is too sad?

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