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

2. What does Matt come home with after leaving for a ride on the motorcycle with Billy?
(a) A sidecar for the motorcycle.
(b) A new pet.
(c) A new car and a boat.
(d) Customized helmets for Lizabeth, Billy and Jason.

3. Why is Lizabeth depressed in Chapter 7?
(a) She is uncomfortable with Matt.
(b) She wants to tell Matt that they can't be together.
(c) She feels worthless.
(d) Her ex-husband has taken her kids out of town.

4. What does Lizabeth decide to do the morning after her argument with Matt?
(a) Tell him that she has to quit her job.
(b) Cut him loose.
(c) Tell him that they can only be friends.
(d) Propose to him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mr. Hooper try to climb a ladder and sneak in his own window with a paper bag on his head?

2. What big news does Lizabeth give Matt while they sit in her car in the carriage house?

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

4. What is the last thing that happens to Paul before he sends the boys home?

5. How many sisters does Matt have?

Short Essay Questions

1. The reader learns more about Matt's childhood in Chapter 9 than throughout the rest of the book. Was his childhood happy? What happened to his mother? Describe his childhood relationship with his father.

2. 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?

3. As Lizabeth spends most of the barbecue trying to identify the flasher, one man in particular catches her eye. What does she do to try to find out if he is the flasher, and what is the result?

4. Lizabeth comes to terms with the fact that she was wrong about Matt and his profession. What is this revelation, and how does it change her opinion about him?

5. What does Lizabeth tell her neighbors to explain why she has a naked man in her house?

6. What was Paul's ulterior motive for wanting to take the kids on a vacation?

7. 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?

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

9. Elsie and the boys are shocked by the condition of the kitchen when they arrive home. What do they see, and what is Matt's explanation for its state?

10. On the way home from Richard Hastings' house, what does Lizabeth tell Matt that surprises him, and how does she go about telling him?

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