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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. Who saves the Earth men from impending death at the hands of the Lizard Men?
(a) The Zycronians.
(b) The Peach Women.
(c) Other Lizard Men.
(d) The People of Rejoicing.

2. How does the woman react when the man asks her to leave her husband?
(a) She agrees and waits behind for him to come back from Europe.
(b) She refuses because she doesn't love him.
(c) She refuses because she has no way to earn money.
(d) She agrees and accompanies him overseas.

3. Whose presence at Norval Chase's funeral upsets Reenie?
(a) Winifred Griffen Prior.
(b) Richard Griffen.
(c) Alex Thomas.
(d) Callie Fitzsimmons.

4. What do the woman and the man do after the woman meets him when he briefly returns from the war?
(a) The woman watches him while the man sleeps.
(b) They sleep together.
(c) The man regales the woman with details of his time overseas.
(d) They start another story.

5. Where does Iris find Laura's schoolbooks?
(a) Her closet.
(b) The kitchen drawer.
(c) Her stocking drawer.
(d) Underneath the family Bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the doctor think Winifred and Richard are when they come to see Iris and the newborn Aimee?

2. Who is Aimee's biological father?

3. The man tells the woman a story about the lizard men from what planet?

4. Why do the men like the Peach Women so much?

5. Where do the man and woman go after the woman meets the man at the train station?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to chapter 13, what pact had Laura made with God?

2. How does the woman respond to the suggestion that she leave her husband before the man goes overseas?

3. According to the article at the beginning of chapter 12, what are Richard's views about Germany?

4. In chapter 13 what is the state of Iris and Richard's marriage?

5. On one of the articles, Richard warns his fellow Canadians about politics overseas. What does he warn them about?

6. Why is Laura kicked out of her school?

7. In chapter 12, what is the significance of the yellow curtains?

8. What message does Laura leave for Iris in her school notebooks?

9. According to clues in chapter 10, who do you think is the woman's equivalent in Iris's memoir and why?

10. At the end of the chapter, Iris hears something outside her window. What does she think it is and what is it really?

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