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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 say the people in her neighborhood do as an intellectual pursuit?
(a) Write editorials.
(b) Go to the opera.
(c) Grow grass.
(d) Attend block parties.

2. What are Matt and the dog doing on the porch after the fiasco in the kitchen?
(a) Gazing at the sunrise.
(b) Playing with a ball.
(c) Eating cookies.
(d) Pouting.

3. What color is Lizabeth's car?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Orange.
(d) Blue.

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

5. Lizabeth and the intruder have a mutual acquaintance. Who is this person?
(a) Emma Newsome.
(b) Matt.
(c) Lizabeth's ex-husband, Paul.
(d) Mr. Hallahan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reasoning does Matt give for the fire trucks at Lizabeth's house?

2. Who does Matt say tackled him when he ran out of the house naked?

3. Lizabeth imagines Matt protecting her from what?

4. What does the dog do to Matt's shirt?

5. How long is the taxi ride in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. Lizabeth seems to have many preconceived notions about what a perfect father should be. In her mind, Matt falls short in several of these categories. What does she say in Chapter 7 that expresses these notions and where Matt falls short?

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

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. How does the flasher make up for his actions after losing his temper at being ignored by Matt and Lizabeth? Describe his appearance when he makes arrangements.

6. Matt buys a new bed for Lizabeth, inciting another angry outburst from her. What does the new bed represent to Lizabeth?

7. 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?

8. How does Richard Hastings find out about Lizabeth, and why does he choose to flash her?

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

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

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