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

2. Who is Wayne Gilchrest's sixth bride?
(a) Hillary Edgars.
(b) Sarah Smith.
(c) Anna Ford.
(d) Wilhelmina Wiesenthal.

3. Who in Meg's family did she lose in the Sudden Departure?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her brother.

4. How many years of Tribulation are to follow the Rapture, according to Rosalie's interpretation of the Bible in the Prologue?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

5. Which of Holy Wayne's brides is Christine?
(a) His third bride.
(b) His fourth bride.
(c) His second bride.
(d) His sixth bride.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the focus of the newsletter that Reverend Jamison gives to Nora in Part Two?

2. What is the name of Melissa Hulbert's ex-husband who disappeared on Sudden Departure day?

3. Where is the dance that Nora attends in "Get a Room"?

4. Where did Rosalie Sussman move to help launch a start-up chapter of the GR?

5. What is the name of Nora Durst's husband who disappeared on the day of the Sudden Departure?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What main character is introduced in the Prologue? What information is related about this character in this brief section of the novel?

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

6. Who is Aimee? How did Aimee come to live in the Garvey home?

7. What does the cartoon SpongeBob Squarepants symbolize for Nora Durst?

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

9. What is Kevin Garvey’s role in Mapleton? Why does he attend the parade in Part One?

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

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