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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 excuse does Irene give to Peter about the reason she is losing weight?
(a) Irene says that she feels like she is not in love with Peter, and it is making her very confused.
(b) Irene tells Peter she is stressed out about raising Lisa.
(c) Irene says that she is not sure why she is losing weight.
(d) Irene tells Peter it is just because she is getting older.

2. What is the name of the movie theater Lisa wants Irene to take her to while visited Omaha?
(a) Astro Theater.
(b) Harkins Theater.
(c) Omaha Cinema.
(d) Hallmark Theater.

3. When Peter inquires about Irene attending a new church, what does Irene tell him?
(a) Irene tells Peter that the church is a very different sort of church.
(b) Irene tells Peter that the other parishioners are kind and compassionate.
(c) Irene tells Peter that the preacher is inspiring.
(d) Irene tells Peter that they feed the homeless, and she likes that.

4. What hopeful, but unlikely, situation does the narrator portray in regards to Irene and Lisa at the start of Part Three?
(a) Irene returns to Peter and Lisa, and they are a family again.
(b) Irene calls Lisa and they are together again.
(c) Irene never contacts Peter or Lisa again, and that Irene is happier with her new life.
(d) Irene falls in love with Michael Christoper and marries him.

5. What is Jeremy's co-worker surprised to find out about Jeremy in Part Three?
(a) 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.
(b) Jeremy's co-worker is surprised that Jeremy knows about building a shed.
(c) Jeremy's co-worker is surprised that Jeremy worked at a video store before.
(d) Jeremy's co-worker is intrigued that Jeremy knows how to operate the Super Boom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Jeremy's future new co-worker at Veatch and Son?

2. What time do Jeremy and Stephanie go out to Lisa's farmhouse in Part Three, Chapter 3?

3. Whose life's background is the focus of Part Two, Chapter 1?

4. Why is Irene surprised when she attends a church in Council Bluffs?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the first signs that Irene is taking her new church very seriously, and that it may be beginning to take over her life?

2. Using the quote, "...when she'd [Irene] gave no indication that anything unusual had happened or was about to happen or would continue happening without interruption in the days to follow" (127), what might the reader assume about Irene's disappearance?

3. Why are Jeremy and Stephanie surprised to meet Lisa on her porch when they travel there in the middle of the night?

4. Why is Sarah Jane truly concerned about Ezra's car accident?

5. How is Peter Sample's life described at the start of Part Two, Chapter 1? Do not use the exact information provided, but make inferences that can be drawn. Write in your own words.

6. How does Lisa initially respond to her mother's disappearance?

7. How does Irene view Peter Sample's courtship? What brings her to marry Peter, even though internally she has reservations?

8. Irene places the tract given to her by pastor Michael Christopher in her pocket and then in the "anything drawer" at the house. Why does Irene's placement of the tract give it more meaning?

9. Why does Jeremy relate a weekend in Vegas to what happens to him at Lisa house in Part Three, Chapter 4?

10. How does Jeremy's lack of knowledge about Stephanie's apartment help him discover something critical about himself?

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