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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Matt do with his motorcycle?
(a) Stores it in the carriage house.
(b) Sells it.
(c) Trades it in.
(d) Gives it to his brother.

2. What hobby did Lizabeth have in college?
(a) Reading.
(b) Knitting.
(c) Collecting.
(d) Shopping.

3. What does Elsie see when she enters the living room after returning from her trip?
(a) New carpeting.
(b) A new refrigerator.
(c) A huge hole in the couch.
(d) A broken window.

4. Matt tells Billy that something destroyed the kitchen. What was it?
(a) A dragon.
(b) A sun flare.
(c) A dinosaur.
(d) A meteor.

5. How many sisters does Matt have?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

6. What does Matt say he likes about being "married"?
(a) He can play soccer with the kids after work.
(b) He doesn't have to eat breakfast by himself.
(c) He can play Monopoly.
(d) All of the answers are correct.

7. What does Lizabeth say about the man Matt thinks is the intruder?
(a) That the man is the intruder.
(b) That she couldn't possibly know if he is the intruder.
(c) That the man waves like the intruder.
(d) That the man couldn't possibly be the intruder.

8. What does Matt say he is going to do with the rest of the money he had set aside?
(a) Take them all on a trip to the Caribbean.
(b) Put it in a college fund for Jason and Billy.
(c) Build a house.
(d) Renovate the carriage house into an apartment for Elsie.

9. Lizabeth tells Matt that something is wrong with the bed. What is it?
(a) It is too high.
(b) The mattress is too hard.
(c) It is too big for one person.
(d) She doesn't like the headboard.

10. Whom does Lizabeth recognize at the barbecue?
(a) The next door neighbor's cousin.
(b) Her intruder.
(c) Her ex-husband's girlfriend.
(d) Her son's soccer coach.

11. Why has the glass company come to Lizabeth's house?
(a) To build a small conservatory.
(b) None of the above.
(c) To repair a window.
(d) To replace all of her windows.

12. Why does Lizabeth panic the morning after Matt's streaking episode?
(a) He isn't in bed next to her.
(b) She knows it wasn't a dream.
(c) She can't find her dog.
(d) None of the above.

13. Why does Paul want the boys to accompany him for the weekend?
(a) To see if he is interested in obtaining custody of them.
(b) To improve his family image for his campaign.
(c) To show them that he could be a good father.
(d) To introduce them to his girlfriend.

14. What does the dog do to Matt's shirt?
(a) Slobbers on it.
(b) Puts his muddy paws on it.
(c) Puts a hole in it.
(d) Runs away with it.

15. What is the name of the neighbor whose house Lizabeth disparages in Chapter 7?
(a) Noogie Newsome.
(b) Vinnie Vincent.
(c) Brad Mainer.
(d) Tom Walason.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the intruder's last name?

2. Lizabeth and the intruder have a mutual acquaintance. Who is this person?

3. What do the furniture people do with Lizabeth's double bed?

4. What did Matt's father do for a living?

5. What does Lizabeth say that sunsets used to be?

(see the answer keys)

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