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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 does Nancy feel about the sound that interrupts the couple?
(a) Nancy is panicked
(b) Nancy is in awe
(c) Nancy is overwhelmed
(d) Nancy is scared

2. What attribute of Charlie is affected by lying on his back in submission?
(a) His dignity
(b) His sanity
(c) His humor
(d) His anger

3. Describe Nancy's state of mind when the lizards reappear.
(a) Confused
(b) Crazy
(c) Paralyzed
(d) Clear headed

4. When does Nancy show fear?
(a) When the female lizard makes a frightening noise
(b) When the male lizard makes a frightening noise
(c) When she herself makes a frightening noise
(d) When her husband makes a frightening noise

5. What does Nancy hope to infuse her marriage with?
(a) Hope
(b) Laughter
(c) Enthusiasm
(d) Love

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charlie think the creatures must be a result of?

2. What was the woman's main role before the 1970s?

3. Which character finds a descent size stick?

4. How can the state of Charlie and Nancy's marriage be best described?

5. What does Charlie hope to infuse his marriage with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Charlie immediately blame the existence of the lizards on?

2. Describe the act of shaking hands between the lizards and the humans.

3. What does Sarah learn from Nancy as they notice a flock of seagulls flying overhead?

4. What does Charlie discuss with the lizards after they tell him why they left their home in the sea?

5. What topic does the breast exposure lead to?

6. How are Charlie and Nancy arranged on the beach to show submission?

7. Desperate to get a reaction from her husband about anything, what subject does Nancy bring up and why?

8. Describe the second time the lizards approach the humans?

9. Describe the relationships between Charlie and Leslie and Nancy and Sarah upon first meeting?

10. How do Sarah and Charlie react to the exposure of Nancy's breasts?

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