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

2. Who does Nora dance with at the adult mixer in Part Two?
(a) Steve Grice.
(b) Doug Durst.
(c) Kevin Garvey.
(d) Jett Oristaglio.

3. For approximately how long does "The Unburdening" period last each day for the new recruits at the GR?
(a) 1 hour.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 15 minutes.

4. On what new political party's ticket did Kevin Gavin run for office?
(a) The White Party.
(b) The Hopeful Party.
(c) The Green Party.
(d) The Disengaged Party.

5. Where did Laurie Garvey attend college?
(a) Rutgers University.
(b) Yale University.
(c) Princeton University.
(d) The University of Mississippi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who in Meg's family did she lose in the Sudden Departure?

2. Who is Wayne Gilchrest's sixth bride?

3. What is the official name of the event that occurs on the Third Anniversary of the Sudden Departure day in Part One?

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

5. What play has Jill's English class been studying in Part One?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Meg Lomax? What doubts does this character face when she is introduced in Part Two?

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

3. Where are Laurie’s and Meg’s lodgings in Part Two? How is this setting described?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Reverend Matt Jamison represent symbolically in the narrative?

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