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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose life's background is the focus of Part Two, Chapter 1?
(a) Irene Sample
(b) Sarah Jane.
(c) Jeremy Heldt.
(d) Roger Mitchell.

2. What is Jeremy's co-worker surprised to find out about Jeremy in Part Three?
(a) Jeremy's co-worker is surprised that Jeremy worked at a video store before.
(b) Jeremy's co-worker is intrigued that Jeremy knows how to operate the Super Boom.
(c) Jeremy's co-worker is caught off guard that Jeremy still lives at home with his father, because Jeremy is old enough to live alone.
(d) Jeremy's co-worker is surprised that Jeremy knows about building a shed.

3. In Part Two, Chapter 1, what is the topic of the argument the Samples and Peter are having?
(a) The Samples and Peter argue about whether or not Peter should quit his job.
(b) The Samples and Peter argue about how Peter and Lisa should raise their children.
(c) The Samples and Peter argue about when Peter and Lisa will get married.
(d) The Samples and Peter argue about where Peter and Lisa should live.

4. Where does Ezra's car end up during the accident?
(a) Upside down in a ditch.
(b) Crashed into a tree.
(c) Right side up in a ditch.
(d) Upside down in the other lane.

5. Why does Sarah Jane say that she is staying at Lisa's farmhouse?
(a) Sarah Jane says that Lisa needs all the help she can get.
(b) Sarah Jane says that she is trying to figure out why the videos were made.
(c) Sara Jane says that she is helping Lisa get ready to move.
(d) Sarah Jane says that she had a deep connection with Lisa and wants to be close to her.

6. How does the narrator describe children in Part Two, Chapter 6?
(a) Children are greatly affected by problematic situations, but they always work through it.
(b) Children are going to behave differently after facing hard times.
(c) Children will keep their feelings to themselves and years later, they will have nervous breakdowns.
(d) Children are resilient, but they are really just learning to bear the difficulties of life.

7. Why does Irene leave Wednesday Bible study early?
(a) Irene feels like the discussion they were having was bizarre and cultish.
(b) Irene asks a few questions, and the others tell her to stop.
(c) Irene feels unseen, as if the others do not want her there.
(d) Irene asks a few questions, and she feels like the others do not like her questions.

8. What does Irene say in the letter she sends two weeks after she goes missing in Part Two, Chapter 6?
(a) "Do you want me to look after Lisa...?" (128).
(b) "I can't figure how your going to find out.." (128).
(c) "This will be the only time you hear from me" (128).
(d) She wrote, "She had gone to await the coming of the Most High..." (128).

9. What does Steve add to his journal in Part Three, Chapter 3?
(a) "Linda I think Jeremy's hurt or in trouble..." (151).
(b) "...he [Steve] wanted to feel secure..." (151).
(c) "...he [Steve] could make it..." (151).
(d) "It feels dark a lot of the time" (151).

10. 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.

11. What justification does Irene make to Peter about moving back to Tama?
(a) Irene tells Peter that they can move to Tama and open up their own business.
(b) Irene tells Peter that they can save money, because Tama is left expensive.
(c) Irene justifies moving to Tama, because there are more job opportunities.
(d) Irene tells Peter that Tama will be a safer place to raise their daughter.

12. What did Lisa do for the other people who stayed at the farmhouse?
(a) Lisa was a witness and kept their memories alive.
(b) Lisa was a motherlike figure who provided compassion.
(c) Lisa provided a safe place for the homeless and outsiders.
(d) Lisa's farmhouse was a place for worshipping the Lord.

13. Where does Irene put the tract she receives from the homeless man?
(a) At the bottom of her sock drawer.
(b) Inside her jacket pocket, where it stays for months.
(c) Inside "anything drawer" at the house.
(d) Inside a beautiful glass jewelry box.

14. Where does Irene want to live?
(a) Tama.
(b) Omaha.
(c) Crescent.
(d) Collins.

15. How does Lisa react to her mother, Irene, leaving the family with no explanation?
(a) Lisa starts to act out in school and refuses to follow directions.
(b) Lisa never talks to anyone about her mother's disappearance.
(c) Lisa seems to go about her regular life and attend school.
(d) Lisa is very distraught and cannot go to school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Irene give to the homeless man outside the Old Market in Part Two, Chapter 2?

2. Why do the wives in Crescent trade Fridays off watching the children on Fridays?

3. Where did Irene go to college according to Part Two, Chapter 3?

4. What is printed inside the Christmas card Lisa leaves?

5. Who is on the porch when Jeremy and Stephanie arrive at Lisa's farmhouse?

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