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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 Daphne think she and Alice have in common?
(a) A longing for maternal caretakers.
(b) A despair over men taking care of them.
(c) A history of walking away from work.
(d) An affection for the stony western landscape.

2. How much bigger does Daphne say Berwin Falls is than Altavista?
(a) 2 times.
(b) 5 times.
(c) 10 times.
(d) 3 times.

3. What does Alice call her car?
(a) Don Quixote.
(b) Rocinante.
(c) The swan.
(d) Sancho Panza.

4. How much will it cost to fly Engin to the U.S.?
(a) $600.
(b) $350.
(c) $1,200.
(d) $900.

5. How does Alice plan to get the last of the way to Camp Cooville, when she and Daphne sit down for dinner at Antelope Meadows?
(a) She will hire a driver.
(b) Daphne will drive.
(c) She will drive.
(d) Mark and Yarrow will drive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Daphne do when she and Honey wake up on day nine, in Berwin Falls?

2. What is Daphne’s mindset when she finds she has packed up the whole house in preparation for departure?

3. What does Daphne say when Alice expresses concern about Daphne’s job in San Francisco?

4. What does Daphne do before she can return to the board of supervisors meeting after taking Honey out for being disruptive?

5. How does Alice say she and her husband passed a long train ride in Turkey?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alice describe her strategy for surviving after the death of her children?

2. What explanation does Alice give Daphne for why she came through this area?

3. What is Daphne thinking about when she has a smoke on her sixth day, which is now Monday morning?

4. What are the issues that are aired during the board of supervisors meeting?

5. What kind of exit strategy does Daphne imagine for herself?

6. What explanation does Daphne offer to the daycare and to her job?

7. How does Alice come to be in Daphne’s house in the morning after her fall?

8. What is Daphne’s final reaction to the stress and strain of her road trip?

9. What is Daphne hindered by when she tries to return to Camp Cooville for Alice?

10. How does Engin reassure Daphne when she is doubting the strength of their tie?

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