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

2. What is the intruder's last name?
(a) Herbert.
(b) Hallahan.
(c) Hastings.
(d) Harding.

3. What reasoning does Matt give for the fire trucks at Lizabeth's house?
(a) He burned the bacon.
(b) The neighbor overreacted.
(c) There is a fire in the back yard.
(d) The firemen are friends of his visiting the kids in the neighborhood.

4. What happened to Matt's mother?
(a) She became a drug addict.
(b) She left the family when he was 7.
(c) She was admitted to a mental institution when he was 7.
(d) She died when he was 7.

5. What do the furniture people do with Lizabeth's double bed?
(a) Put it in Jason's room.
(b) Toss it in the junk heap.
(c) Take it away for disposal.
(d) Put it by the road for trash pickup.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many brothers does Matt have?

2. Lizabeth claims that she did Matt's laundry for what reason?

3. Why has the glass company come to Lizabeth's house?

4. What happens when the intruder leaves in Chapter 7?

5. Lizabeth imagines Matt protecting her from what?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the barbecue, Ferguson steals the ham and runs off. Describe what happens next.

2. What are the preconceptions Lizabeth has about Matt as a role model for her children that give her pause? Why do you think she is so concerned with those preconceptions?

3. In the Epilogue, what does Matt do to complete Lizabeth's happiness?

4. Compare/contrast Matt and Paul and their parenting styles.

5. What agreement is struck between Matt and Lizabeth after their jog, and why do you think Matt's purpose is in entering into that agreement?

6. Lizabeth decides to question Matt point blank about what he would do in certain parental situations. What does she ask him, and how does he respond?

7. When Lizabeth and Matt finally get home from their jog at 2 a.m., they find Elsie and the boys in the front yard. Describe their time with Paul. What was the end result?

8. In fairly typical romance-novel fashion, the story wraps up with Matt and Lizabeth marrying and living happily ever after. Given the short time they've known each other and the tumultuous relationship they have had up to that point, how believable do you find the story? If you find it quite believable, why? What is it about the genre that makes it so popular, and how does that apply to this book?

9. What does Matt do to distract Jason and Billy from their worries in Chapter 9?

10. There is an obvious use of irony in Chapter 9 when Richard Hastings makes a particular statement. What is that statement, and why is it ironic?

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