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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. 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 Allison went back to the mental institution.
(d) Because Walter asked her to.

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

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

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

5. What does the doctor think is wrong with Allison?
(a) That she's on drugs.
(b) That she has a concussion.
(c) That she has schizophrenia.
(d) That she's pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day is it when Kitty wakes Will in his car?

2. What is Leslie's nickname for Will?

3. After getting off the bus, where does Will find himself when he wakes up?

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

5. Who does Allison think Will is when he first arrives at the greenhouse?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Will take Allison when they leave the greenhouse?

2. What does Allison enjoy about taking care of Will that makes her think she should nurse comatose patients?

3. What does Will take with him into the cave?

4. What happens to Will's guns at the end of the novel?

5. What plan do Allison and Will make for their futures?

6. After Will falls into the greenhouse, what is it that makes Allison think she knows who he is before she sees his face?

7. What does Will dream that the country club becomes in the future while he is sleeping in his car?

8. What skills do the three old guys who Will befriends in the convalescent home possess?

9. What forces Will to leave the cave?

10. What happened to the tiger skeleton that used to be in the cave?

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