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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. What past life experience does Kitty think that Allison had?
(a) A French courtesan.
(b) A female pirate.
(c) A Civil War spy.
(d) An Egyptian priestess.

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

3. How many sleeping pills a day does Will allow himself to take?
(a) Seven.
(b) Five.
(c) Nine.
(d) Three.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Will falls into Allison's greenhouse, what is she anxious to show him?

2. What does Will realize he didn't do just as he's about to enter the cave?

3. How much money does Will tell Allison that he has?

4. What does Allison say she would do for work when Will asks her?

5. Whom does everyone keep comparing Leslie to?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Will sees himself in the mirror of his Mercedes after leaving the greenhouse, what does he think he looks like?

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

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

4. What are the two things that Will has to tell Allison when he returns to the greenhouse?

5. Where has Will's daughter, Leslie, moved while he has been away at the cave and the greenhouse?

6. What psychological breakthrough does Will make as he sits in his car thinking?

7. What makes Allison feel like she needs another person in her life?

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

9. What forces Will to leave the cave?

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

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