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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. What does Lizabeth notice in the neighbor's crab apple tree?
(a) All of the answers are correct.
(b) Colorful birds.
(c) Crab apples.
(d) Tent caterpillars.

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

3. What time does Lizabeth awaken after the morning after her argument with Matt?
(a) 7 a.m.
(b) 6 a.m.
(c) 9 a.m.
(d) 8 a.m.

4. What time does Lizabeth awaken the morning after Matt's streaking episode?
(a) After ten.
(b) Noon.
(c) Seven o'clock.
(d) Eight o'clock.

5. Why does Matt say he can't go home when he finds Lizabeth in the office?
(a) Lizabeth won't let him come home.
(b) He has been evicted.
(c) He can't figure out where he lives.
(d) His home has been flooded.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lizabeth say the people in her neighborhood do as an intellectual pursuit?

2. While Matt and Lizabeth are lying in bed mad at each other, what thought makes Lizabeth sad?

3. What does Matt come home with after leaving for a ride on the motorcycle with Billy?

4. In Chapter 7, where does Lizabeth say Matt's home is?

5. What do the boys put in the microwave at their dad's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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. Matt's strained relationship with his father is a source of aggravation for him. Though he doesn't tell Lizabeth the entire story, what happens in Chapter 7 to further bolster that explanation?

4. 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?

5. A comic moment takes place in Chapter 8 when Matt tackles the man he thinks is the flasher. Why did Matt tackle the man, and who is he?

6. Choose one of the several family relationships described in the novel and outline its importance to the story.

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

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 Lizabeth do to keep busy when she finds herself bored in her self-imposed prison, and what does Matt do when she does?

10. Lizabeth makes the decision to cut Matt out of her life, no matter how painful the excision will be. What is her reasoning for feeling that she must do this?

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