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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Chapters 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What game is Irene trying to teach Lisa at the start of Part Two, Chapter 2?
(a) Dominoes.
(b) Checkers.
(c) Parcheesi.
(d) War, the card game.

2. Who does Jeremy's father, Steve, have dinner with at Spaghetti Works in Des Moines?
(a) Sarah Jane.
(b) Shauna Kinzer.
(c) Bob Veatch.
(d) Shauna Wright.

3. What is the first place that Bob Veatch shows Jeremy after the interview?
(a) The management offices.
(b) The administration office.
(c) The warehouse.
(d) The junkyard.

4. What is the most insightful finding Jeremy makes about Sarah Jane's visit to Collins?
(a) Jeremy still cannot come to a concrete understanding of Sarah Jane's involvement in Lisa's life and the videos.
(b) Jeremy notices that Sarah Jane is uncomfortable and is only saying things that are surface, because they have seriously affected her.
(c) Jeremy does not see Sarah for days, and when he does, she is disoriented and seems to be overtaken by another entity.
(d) Jeremy sees that Sarah Jane is frantic, sharing strange stories of the farmhouse and the stories do not match the reality Jeremy knows.

5. What does the tract, piece of paper, that the homeless man gives to Irene contain?
(a) A drawing of scenery.
(b) His diary entries.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Bible verses.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lisa react to her mother, Irene, leaving the family with no explanation?

2. According to Part One, Chapter 2, what county is the setting of the novel?

3. How does Jeremy summarize his impression of family gatherings in Part One, Chapter 2?

4. At the start of the novel, who brings back the movies, "She's All That" and says it is malfunctioning?

5. What do Jeremy and his father call beer?

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