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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Susie (in Ruth's body) and Ray end up making love?
(a) In the woods.
(b) In the Salmon house.
(c) On the edge of the sinkhole.
(d) In Hal Heckler's bike shop.

2. What items does Mr. Harvey remember stealing from memorials and graves with his mother?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Gold teeth.
(d) Pictures.

3. What first lets Ray know that something is different with Ruth when Susie enters her body?
(a) She can fly.
(b) She talks in a different voice.
(c) She starts referring to herself as Susie.
(d) She looks and acts different after passing out.

4. What does Buckley want to use Susie's old shirts for?
(a) Tomato stakes.
(b) A drop cloth for a paint job he has to do.
(c) Rags for a new mop.
(d) Rags for cleaning the counter.

5. What character's visit to the Salmon family in the hospital, after Buckley has confronted Jack, makes the entire family tense?
(a) Fenerman.
(b) Ruana.
(c) Mr. Harvey.
(d) Grandma Lynn.

6. Why does Buckley believe Abigail left the family?
(a) Because Jack couldn't let Susie go.
(b) Because she was so in love with Fenerman.
(c) Because she went insane after Susie died.
(d) Because she always loved California more.

7. What does Susie do when she is tired of watching her family?
(a) Ride the trains in Pennsylvania.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Run around her heaven.
(d) Go watch other families.

8. What does Ruth wear as an art student?
(a) Funky, bright clothes.
(b) Dresses only.
(c) All black.
(d) Lots of jeans and t-shirts.

9. What does Abigail do with Buckley during her clandestine meeting with Fenerman after Mr. Harvey's house has been broken into?
(a) Go to a playground at the mall.
(b) Hang out with other cops at the police station.
(c) Chat with a waitress at the diner.
(d) Go to Grandma Lynn's house.

10. What do the Salmons do when Ruana and Ray drop off a homemade treat for the family?
(a) The Salmons slam the door in their faces.
(b) Ruana and Ray are invited in.
(c) They take the pie without saying anything.
(d) The invite them in but then quickly urge them to leave.

11. Who is Jack asking for in the hospital after his confrontation with Buckley?
(a) Buckley and Susie.
(b) Lindsey and Buckley.
(c) Lindsey and Samuel.
(d) Abigail and Susie.

12. What does Ray end up studying as a career?
(a) Criminal justice.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Literature.
(d) Math.

13. After she makes love to Ray (in Ruth's body), how does Susie tell Ray to remember her last name?
(a) "Salmon, rhymes with 'jammin.'"
(b) She never tells Ray her name.
(c) "Salmon, 'cause I've been swimming up stream all my life."
(d) "Salmon, like the fish."

14. In California, how many children would Abigail say she has?
(a) Two.
(b) She always avoided the question.
(c) Three.
(d) None.

15. While at the sinkhole, what happens to Ruth after she asks Susie if she wants anything?
(a) She sees Susie appear before her.
(b) She starts speaking in tongues.
(c) She dies.
(d) She blacks out.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Abigail's relationship with Lynn change once Jack comes home from the hospital after his confrontation with Buckley?

2. Where does Mr. Harvey live after he leaves his house?

3. How old is Lindsey when she graduates from college?

4. Who eventually moves into Mr. Harvey's house?

5. Why does Abigail not want to go to Susie's one-year memorial?

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