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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. Who is the philosopher who inspires Will's experiment in the cave?
(a) Heidegger.
(b) Pascal.
(c) Kierkegaard.
(d) Sartre.

2. What does Allison tell Dr. Duk she was trying to do when her mother found her in the closet?
(a) Going down to her white dwarf.
(b) Learning to be quiet.
(c) Bird watching.
(d) Hiding from her father.

3. What does Kitty ask Will to do?
(a) Let her take care of everything related to Leslie's wedding.
(b) Tell her where Allison is hiding.
(c) Meet her in the summerhouse after the party.
(d) Give her money to buy a new house for Allison.

4. According to the author, what claim to fame does Linwood, North Carolina have?
(a) There are no Jewish people living there.
(b) It is the golf capital of the world.
(c) It is the highest peak of the Appalachians.
(d) It is the most Christian town in the most Christian state.

5. How does Allison travel to Linwood, NC?
(a) She hides in a bread delivery truck.
(b) She takes the bus.
(c) She hitchhikes.
(d) She takes the train.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ewell McBee tell Will about Sarah Goodman ("Cheryl Lee") that makes Will want to meet her?

2. What treatment did Allison receive at the sanitorium?

3. What does Will do when he stops his car at the overlook next to the gorge?

4. What does Will realize when he's watching the cat in the garage?

5. What does Will think that his constant hitting the golf ball out of bounds means in a larger sense?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Will gets home from the Sunday golf game and sits in his garage?

2. What does the story about the man who survives the plane crash mean to Allison?

3. How does Allison find out where her aunt's estate is?

4. What restores the "missing ninety-eight percent" of Will's personality?

5. What does Jimmy Rogers do during the golf game to annoy Will?

6. What makes Allison ask Will if he is still angry?

7. What happy discovery does Allison make when she gets the stove out of the cellar?

8. What is it that Will Barrett realizes when he falls down during the golf game at the opening of the novel?

9. What does Allison think that she and the runner might have in common?

10. What does Lewis think is wrong with Will?

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