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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Allison think Will is when he first arrives at the greenhouse?
(a) A hiker.
(b) An Atlantean.
(c) Her father.
(d) Dr. Duk.

2. 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 has experience.
(d) Because she can read minds.

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

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

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

6. What do Mr. Ryan and Mr. Arnold get into a fight about?
(a) Food.
(b) Politics.
(c) A woman.
(d) Watching television.

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

8. What does Will say when Jack suggests that he take up railroading?
(a) He'd rather watch movies.
(b) He's taking up the pipe.
(c) He's taking up senior golf.
(d) He's going back to Allison.

9. What does Will ask Father Weatherbee to do?
(a) Get in touch with Jack Curl for him.
(b) Work for him as a gardener.
(c) Take over the nursing home.
(d) Marry him and Allison.

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

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

12. What does Allison do for Will after his fall?
(a) She calls the doctor.
(b) She calls his daughter.
(c) She goes to find help.
(d) She takes care of him.

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

14. What are the animals that Will finds when he is trying to escape from the cave?
(a) Tigers.
(b) Fish.
(c) Bears.
(d) Bats.

15. What errand does Will ask Allison to do that she's nervous about?
(a) Go to the library.
(b) Drive his car.
(c) Go to the doctor.
(d) Go to Western Union.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Will want to do when he leaves the country club parking lot?

2. What event did Will miss while he was in the cave and at Allison's greenhouse?

3. Whose deathbed quote comes to Will's mind as he looks at himself in the Mercedes rearview mirror?

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

5. Which of the following is NOT the name of one of the rock formations inside Lost Cove Cave?

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