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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 is the name of Nora's sister with whom she lives after losing her family?
(a) Hannah.
(b) Emily.
(c) Karen.
(d) Laurie.

2. Who is the retired cop and former coach of Kevin's that carries a sign saying "Ask me about my brother" at the Three-Year Anniversary parade?
(a) Stan Washburn.
(b) Steve Wiscziewski.
(c) Jett Oristaglio.
(d) Ralph Sorrento.

3. Who is described as "Mapleton High's wandering troubadour" as he strums his acoustic guitar in the halls in Part One?
(a) Ralph Sorrento.
(b) Stan Washburn.
(c) Troy Vincent.
(d) Jett Oristaglio.

4. For what company does Arthur Donovan work as a technician?
(a) Best Buy.
(b) Phipps.
(c) Merck.
(d) Rent-a-Center.

5. What is Arthur Donovan's marital status?
(a) Separated.
(b) Divorced.
(c) Married.
(d) Never married.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Meg's former fiance?

2. On what date did the Sudden Departure occur?

3. What is Ken Garvey's position in Mapleton when the novel begins?

4. How many years of Tribulation are to follow the Rapture, according to Rosalie's interpretation of the Bible in the Prologue?

5. Who was the biology teacher at Jill's school that was fired for saying the Sudden Departure was a natural phenomenon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What prevents Kevin from spending the night with Melissa in Part Two?

2. What irony is revealed through the conversation between Nora and Kylie in Part Two?

3. How does Tom Garvey come to be the chaperone and caretaker for Christine?

4. Whom did Nora Durst lose on the day of the Sudden Departure? How has this affected her?

5. How would you describe the mood and tone of Mapleton in the beginning of Part One? What event is taking place?

6. What are Nora Durst’s objectives in attending the social mixer in Part Two? Does she achieve these objectives?

7. What central metaphor is established through the narrative in Part One?

8. How did the Sudden Departure impact Tom Garvey? Where was Tom when the event occurred?

9. What does the act of smoking cigarettes signify in the novel?

10. What does Reverend Matt Jamison give to Nora Durst in Part Two? How does she respond?

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