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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bernie want Will to do?
(a) Invest in a retirement community.
(b) Give Marion's Rolls Royce to him.
(c) Sign up for the senior golf tour now that he's old enough.
(d) Join him in a business venture.

2. What happens when the hiker puts his hand on Allison's thigh?
(a) Allison slaps him.
(b) The dog growls and scares him away.
(c) Allison won't look at him or talk.
(d) They kiss.

3. What does Will decide makes men like wars?
(a) Men like to kill each other.
(b) Men aren't afraid of death.
(c) Men like guns.
(d) War makes peace desirable.

4. What does Allison assure Dr. Vance when she tells him that Will is at her place?
(a) That he's not hurt.
(b) She didn't kidnap him.
(c) That he's alive.
(d) That he's okay.

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

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

7. What does the narrator chalk up Kitty's "new age" beliefs to?
(a) Dr. Duk has influenced her.
(b) Allison's beliefs have influenced her.
(c) He says we're all Californians now.
(d) He suggests that Kitty is crazy, too.

8. What object belonging to his wife does Will find in his car?
(a) Her earring.
(b) A ring.
(c) A jacket.
(d) Her lap robe.

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

10. How does Allison get Will onto her makeshift bed on the table?
(a) She has gotten strong enough to lift him.
(b) The dog helps her.
(c) He is conscious enough to walk to the bed.
(d) She uses her block and tackle to lift him.

11. After getting off the bus, where does Will find himself when he wakes up?
(a) A retirement community.
(b) In the backseat of his car.
(c) Back in the greenhouse.
(d) A hospital.

12. Why does Kitty tell Will that he can never see Allison again?
(a) Because Will shacked up with Allison.
(b) Because Allison asked her to.
(c) Because Walter asked her to.
(d) Because Allison went back to the mental institution.

13. What word is Allison unsure of?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Love.
(c) Money.
(d) Home.

14. What makes Will jump out of the car and pace?
(a) He thinks he sees his father's ghost.
(b) He is suddenly afraid of the dark.
(c) He has a realization about life.
(d) He is worried that he will shoot himself in the car.

15. What is the area of the cave called where Will makes his nesting place?
(a) The Hideaway.
(b) The Theater.
(c) The Chimney.
(d) The Crawl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day is hard for Allison?

2. Which of the following places is NOT one that Will remembers visiting with his father on their cross country trip?

3. What does the doctor think is wrong with Allison?

4. What does Allison do for Will after his fall?

5. What does Will propose to do for the man he met on the bus?

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