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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sarah go home in Part I?
(a) To go to rehab.
(b) To ask for money.
(c) To help her father as he moves out of the house.
(d) To see Theo.

2. What does Theo want to do for Sarah and her family on New Year's Day?
(a) Buy them new clothes.
(b) Take them to the beach.
(c) Cook breakfast.
(d) Take them to the movies.

3. Who does Shenkman ask for help in Part II?
(a) Ben.
(b) Violet.
(c) John.
(d) Henry.

4. What does Sarah ask Theo to do in Part I?
(a) Come to Ben's house right away.
(b) Drive her home.
(c) Give her money.
(d) Sing to her.

5. What complication happens when Alice delivers the baby?
(a) The baby's shoulder is stuck.
(b) The baby is breach.
(c) The baby has some anomalies.
(d) The umbilical cord is wrapped around his neck.

6. Who is Mimi looking for when she is wandering?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her children.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her husband.

7. Who is driving the car in the first part of the novel?
(a) Theo.
(b) Ben.
(c) Misty.
(d) Sarah.

8. What does Theo struggle with throughout his life?
(a) Gaining weight.
(b) Depression.
(c) Eye problems.
(d) Epilepsy.

9. Where does Mimi end up when she wanders in Part I?
(a) The same place as Waldo, a playhouse near Play Heaven.
(b) A library.
(c) A pizza parlor.
(d) An unlocked car.

10. Why does the driver crash the car?
(a) Swerves to avoid a person.
(b) The brakes do not work.
(c) Swerves to avoid a deer.
(d) The driver is distracted by the pain of a hot lighter on the driver's skin.

11. What does Waldo's mother do for a living?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Landscaper.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Accoutnant.

12. Who dies in Part I?
(a) Theo.
(b) Ben.
(c) Misty.
(d) Sarah.

13. What does Ben say when Shenkman profusely thanks him for helping on New Year's Eve?
(a) He is not really a doctor, he just pretends he is.
(b) It was the neighborly thing to do.
(c) Do not mention it.
(d) It was a big problem.

14. Who is Waldo's mother?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) Alice.
(c) Helen.
(d) Misty.

15. What does Sarah do for a living?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Actress.
(d) Film producer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Waldo's father known as?

2. Why does Alice start yelling at Shenkman in Part I?

3. What does Ben do for a living?

4. What is Waldo's father default emotion with Waldo?

5. What do Shenkman and his wife name their baby?

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