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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Will find Mr. Lionel Eberhart doing at the nursing home?
(a) Playing chess.
(b) Watering pine trees.
(c) Watching a movie.
(d) Playing with trains.

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

3. What does Allison tell Will she never wants to do?
(a) Get married.
(b) Live in his house.
(c) Go back to Valleyhead.
(d) Leave the greenhouse.

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

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

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

7. What animal does Will keep dreaming of in the cave?
(a) A bat.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A bear.
(d) A wolf.

8. Complete the quote, "Everybody thinks that there are only two things: war which is a kind of life in death, and peace which is ______."
(a) "Life."
(b) "The only kind of life."
(c) "A kind of death in life."
(d) "No kind of life."

9. What does Will wear when he leaves the nursing home to get Allison from the greenhouse?
(a) The cardigan that Leslie gave him.
(b) A polo shirt and khakis.
(c) A suit and tie.
(d) His pajamas.

10. When Will leaves the greenhouse and goes out to his car, where has Allison parked it?
(a) On the side of the road.
(b) In the country club parking lot.
(c) In the parking lot of the condos near her estate.
(d) On the old driveway of the estate.

11. What drug does Will have to take to keep him stable?
(a) Hydrogen.
(b) Lithium.
(c) Penicillin.
(d) Insulin.

12. Which of the following places is NOT one that Will remembers visiting with his father on their cross country trip?
(a) Carlsbad Caverns.
(b) Los Angeles, CA.
(c) The Grand Canyon.
(d) Las Vegas, NV.

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

14. What does Allison say she would do for work when Will asks her?
(a) Be a waitress.
(b) Hoisting and gardening.
(c) Work in a factory.
(d) Work in a bakery.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What fruit does Allison tell Will she has just been eating when he arrives?

4. How does Will know how long he's been in the cave?

5. Which actor's suicide did Will's father obsess over?

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