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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Will propose to do for the man he met on the bus?
(a) Give him a job selling home loans.
(b) Have him help Allison with the garden.
(c) Put him to work as a contractor building homes.
(d) Hire him as a cook.

2. Even though she's with him because of his involvement with Allison, what does Kitty invite Will to do?
(a) Go for a drive and "hug up."
(b) Play a round of golf.
(c) Be Allison's guardian.
(d) Invest in the development she's planning on the estate.

3. How many sleeping pills a day does Will allow himself to take?
(a) Seven.
(b) Nine.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

4. Who does Allison suggest they hire as a bookkeeper?
(a) Mr. Ryan.
(b) Kitty.
(c) Her friend Kelso.
(d) Mr. Arnold.

5. How old was Will when we went on the cross country trip with his father?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Thirteen.

6. Which actor's suicide did Will's father obsess over?
(a) Marilyn Monroe.
(b) Charlie Chaplin.
(c) Groucho Marx.
(d) Ross Alexander.

7. When Will and Allison leave the greenhouse, where does Will take her?
(a) His house.
(b) The nursing home.
(c) The Holiday Inn.
(d) Valleyhead.

8. What does Will realize about the hunting accident with his father?
(a) That his father had spells just like he did.
(b) That the gun malfunctioned.
(c) That his father meant to shoot the guide.
(d) That his father shot at him with both barrels.

9. Why does Allison think she should work with comatose patients?
(a) Because she is strong and can lift them.
(b) Because she can read minds.
(c) Because she has experience.
(d) Because they can't look at her.

10. Will thinks that you don't actually learn anything in life that you didn't already know at what age?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Ten.
(d) Thirteen.

11. What nickname does Will give his father when he is talking to him in his head?
(a) Old Snake.
(b) Old Badger.
(c) Old Mole.
(d) Old Fox.

12. Who is Kitty waiting on before she goes to the greenhouse to get Allison?
(a) Dr. Alistair Dukhipoor.
(b) The Sheriff.
(c) Walter Huger.
(d) Lewis Peckham.

13. What happened to Allison's father, Walter?
(a) He moved to New York City.
(b) He went to the island in Georgia.
(c) He wrecked his car.
(d) He got lost looking for Allison.

14. What familiar sight does Will see on a tree branch before entering the cave that affects his dreams while he's there?
(a) A golf ball.
(b) A cicada shell.
(c) A hawk.
(d) An owl.

15. How much money does Will tell Allison that he has?
(a) About $5.
(b) About five or six million.
(c) A hundred million.
(d) About fifty or sixty million.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Allison get Will onto her makeshift bed on the table?

2. What does Allison say she would do for work when Will asks her?

3. Whom does everyone keep comparing Leslie to?

4. What is the one part about her new life in the greenhouse that Allison doesn't like?

5. Which of the following is NOT a trip that Will remembers taking with his wife?

(see the answer keys)

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