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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Rick's attitude about life?
(a) Live each day to the fullest.
(b) Why does crap only happen to me?
(c) Speak softly and carry a big stick.
(d) Hey, we all gotta go someday.

2. What does Sam act like each day Anne returns to pick Sam up?
(a) Like Lazarus rising from the dead
(b) Like he needs a nap
(c) Like he is starving
(d) Like he has had a fight

3. Anne says she is not one of those Christians ___________________.
(a) who forgives
(b) who organizes bake sales
(c) who teaches Sunday School
(d) who goes to church every day

4. Where does Anne take Sam for a vacation?
(a) Cancun
(b) Nassau
(c) Puerto Rico
(d) Ixtapa

5. Where do Anne and Pammy spend most of their time?
(a) The record store
(b) The Y
(c) Shelly's house
(d) The mall

6. What do Anne and Sam see coming in from the mountains in Idaho?
(a) Storm clouds
(b) Paragliders
(c) Snow squalls
(d) Eagles

7. What is the subject of the book being read by the man next to Anne on the plane home?
(a) The end of the world
(b) Marriage counseling
(c) Financial planning
(d) Whole foods diets

8. Where does Anne's family live during the time her parents' marriage is falling apart?
(a) A split-level
(b) A castle
(c) A townhouse
(d) A ranch

9. What does Anne consider the next ten years of her life to be?
(a) A slide show
(b) A peaceful journey
(c) A wild trip
(d) A mess

10. What do Anne's friends call her religious position?
(a) Sorta Baptist
(b) Buddhist
(c) Christian-ish
(d) Kinda Catholic

11. What does Anne recall about her final days with Pammy?
(a) Going to the beach and watching the sky from sunrise to sundown
(b) Going to the park to watch the children play
(c) Pammy in a wheelchair whipping Anne with her scarf to make her go faster
(d) Going to as many concerts as possible

12. What turns Anne's life around during college?
(a) She reads Kierkgaard's "Fear and Trembling."
(b) She has a great roommate.
(c) She takes a religion class.
(d) She gets a religious boyfriend.

13. What happens on the second night of the lecture series?
(a) Grace gets ill and cannot participate.
(b) The presentation is a flop.
(c) Anne gets ill and cannot participate.
(d) Anne and Grace follow the original plan.

14. Who does Anne befriend when she is sixteen?
(a) Betsy
(b) Barbara
(c) Bee
(d) Billie

15. What does Anne consider it to be when the answer to #27 supports the answer to #26 when he cannot stand at the airport?
(a) An accident
(b) A random act of kindness
(c) An answer to a prayer
(d) A miracle

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reason Anne makes Sam go to church?

2. Why does Anne say she always prayed at night?

3. Why is Anne still grief-stricken?

4. Where does Anne go to pray that Sam will forgive her and that she will be able to trust herself again?

5. What cause does Anne recall protesting with her father years ago?

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