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

2. What gives Matt the indication that Lizabeth is cold when she is in his town house?
(a) Her teeth are chattering.
(b) Her lips are purple.
(c) All of the answers are correct.
(d) She is shivering.

3. What is Lizabeth's response to Matt's question about her hobbies?
(a) She says she bakes cookies.
(b) She says she enjoys boxing.
(c) She says she plays piano.
(d) She can't think of any.

4. What song is Lizabeth singing in Chapter 1?
(a) Theme from "Rocky."
(b) "Copacabana."
(c) "Singin' in the Rain."
(d) Theme from "Snow White."

5. What does Frank do in his partnership with Matt?
(a) Buying.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) Paperwork.
(d) Selling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lizabeth's last name?

2. What does Lizabeth's aunt feed the children for lunch?

3. Why is Lizabeth all wet in Chapter 3?

4. What job does Matt give to Lizabeth when he goes up on the roof?

5. Lizabeth tells Matt that she needs time to assert her independence. How much time does she tell him she needs?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why might the author have moved Matt and Lizabeth so quickly to a kissing scene?

2. When Lizabeth is awakened in the middle of the night by pebbles being thrown against her window, what does she imagine it to be?

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

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

5. What does Elsie's character add to the novel? How would it be different without her?

6. 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?

7. Aunt Elsie is determined to stay up and see the "pervert." Is her (im)patience rewarded? How does she react to his appearance?

8. What do you think was the purpose of including the fact that Lizabeth wanted to be a fairy when she grew up?

9. Lizabeth is faced with two opportunities to free herself from the normal constraints of her life when she finds herself in Matt's home. Describe one of these opportunities and how it represents freedom from those constraints.

10. What possible purpose does the outrageous flasher character have in the storyline? What does he provide the opportunity for?

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