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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, how long has it been since Evie's grandparents died?
(a) 25 years.
(b) 40 years.
(c) 35 years.
(d) 30 years.

2. In Chapter 11, what percent of Communists in the U.S. does Ogden say are Jews?
(a) 85%.
(b) 90%.
(c) 45%.
(d) 65%.

3. In Chapter 12, what was planted in the old sheep's corral?
(a) Geraniums and daisies.
(b) Forget-me-nots.
(c) Columbine.
(d) Pansies and violets.

4. Where did Elsa say that the stocks for guns were being made in Chapter 11?
(a) Essen.
(b) Dusseldorf.
(c) Munich.
(d) Berlin.

5. In Chapter 2, where is Paul?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Paris.
(c) Rome.
(d) London.

6. Where does Evie live in Chapter 2?
(a) New Haven.
(b) Manhattan.
(c) Boston.
(d) Long Island.

7. What was the name of the cook in Chapter 12?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Trina.
(c) Lena.
(d) Jessie.

8. How old is Seth in Chapter 2?
(a) 13.
(b) 14.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

9. In what class did Evie meet her husband?
(a) From Charlotte Bronte to Lydia Davis.
(b) Reading Dante's Inferno.
(c) African American Poetics.
(d) The Literature of Migrants and Refugees.

10. How much younger was Evelyn than Joan?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 2 years.

11. How many bookcases does Evie have in her office?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

12. How far does Evie have to park her car from the apartment in Chapter 14?
(a) 2 blocks.
(b) Half a block.
(c) 1 block.
(d) 3 blocks.

13. When was there a Milton in the first class of Harvard College?
(a) 1642.
(b) 1804.
(c) 1811.
(d) 1739.

14. In Chapter 12, what shape rock did Moss find on the first day they came to the island?
(a) Circle.
(b) Arrow.
(c) Heart.
(d) Star.

15. What did Kitty carry in her pocket in Chapter 8?
(a) Little yellow toy car.
(b) A nickel.
(c) Little blue toy car.
(d) A quarter.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how long did it take Ogden to get back home?

2. In Chapter 14, who comes over to eat Chinese with Evie and her husband, when Paul is just returned from his trip?

3. What year was it in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 17, what plan does Evie have on the windowsill of her study?

5. What was the weather like in Chapter 15 when Joan when to meet her mother for her sister's wedding gown fitting?

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