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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. Matt tells Lizabeth that he will help her find what?
(a) Herself.
(b) The key.
(c) A new job.
(d) Her dog.

2. What does Lizabeth see in Matt's living room?
(a) A motorcycle.
(b) A recliner.
(c) A couch.
(d) A huge television set.

3. How many siblings does Lizabeth have?
(a) None.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Seven.

4. What about Matt's motorcycle concerns Lizabeth the most?
(a) His love for the motorcycle means that he isn't the perfect role model for her kids.
(b) It is a Harley, which she equates with biker gangs.
(c) It is expensive.
(d) It is fast.

5. In Chapter 6, what are Elsie and Matt doing in the darkness?
(a) Searching for a flashlight.
(b) Kissing.
(c) Waiting for the intruder.
(d) Ordering pizza.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lizabeth's ex-husband's name?

2. What is the name of Lizabeth's aunt?

3. Why does Matt say that Lizabeth is putting the burden of not escalating their relationship on him?

4. What is the name of the cat at Lizabeth's house?

5. What is the condition of Matt's home when Lizabeth first enters?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lizabeth's house symbolize in the novel?

2. In an effort to find out who the flasher is, Matt and Lizabeth devise a plan to expose him. What does their plan entail?

3. How does Matt attempt to keep Lizabeth's mind off of her boys being gone?

4. What secret does Matt share with Lizabeth after their intimate moment in the bathroom they are restoring, and how does Lizabeth react to his revelation?

5. What happens when Lizabeth thinks she hears the flasher throwing stones against her window the morning after her first sighting of him?

6. Matt and Lizabeth discuss the flasher and his MO after his second appearance. As they try to figure out who he is, they come up with a couple hypotheses. What do they surmise about the flasher during this discussion?

7. How does Lizabeth end up falling in wet cement at the construction site?

8. Compare/contrast Lizabeth's relationship with Paul to her relationship with Matt.

9. During a particularly bad rainstorm, Matt convinces Lizabeth to dance like a fairy on a board positioned above a mud puddle. How does Lizabeth feel about this rain dance, and what does it symbolize to her?

10. What does the Elsie's Cadillac symbolize in the story?

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