3. Who is described by Thatcher as the discoverer of oxygen in Chapter 6?
(a) Joseph Priestley.
(b) Charles Darwin.
(c) Isaac Newton.
(d) Pete Petrofaccio.

4. How much money does Mary say she will earn for each article in her series on the Pine Barrens in Chapter 8?
(a) $100.
(b) $50.
(c) $25.
(d) $85.

5. What problem does Willa encounter at the doctor's office in Chapter 5?
(a) They will not accept the family insurance.
(b) Nick is kicked out for being violent toward the staff.
(c) The doctor has been laid off work.
(d) The nurse refuses to speak to Willa due to shared history.

6. Who is the editor of the rival newspaper to Captain Landis's?
(a) Mr. Carruth.
(b) Mr. Petrofaccio.
(c) Mr. Nailburne.
(d) Mr. Carlyle.

7. Who is the contractor assessing Willa's house in Chapter 1?
(a) Pardon Crandall.
(b) Louise Dunwiddie.
(c) Samuel Wilbeforce.
(d) Pete Petrofaccio.

8. Where was Willa's aunt cared for at a facility prior to her death?
(a) Newark.
(b) Boston.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Ocean City.

9. Where did Willa's family live prior to inheriting the house?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Washington.
(c) Nevada.
(d) Massachusetts.

10. How does Helene die?
(a) She overdoses on pills.
(b) She has a heart attack.
(c) She is murdered.
(d) She is killed in a car accident.

11. What year is noted in the letter from Charles Darwin to Mrs. Treat in Chapter 4?
(a) 1893.
(b) 1818.
(c) 1874.
(d) 1919.

12. Why has Nick been hospitalized in Chapter 9?
(a) He broke his hip.
(b) He had a stroke.
(c) He was in a car accident.
(d) He had a heart attack.

13. What subject does Gwen study with Iano?
(a) English literature.
(b) Chemistry.
(c) Political science.
(d) Biology.

14. When she was in eighth grade, Willa argued with her teacher that Cat Stevens was the modern-day equivalent of what poet?
(a) Lord Byron.
(b) Percy Shelley.
(c) Robert Frost.
(d) Walt Whitman.

15. Where do Mary and Thatcher exit the train "into a hive of overalled workers" in the opening of Chapter 8 (181)?
(a) Batsto.
(b) Branson.
(c) Bethany.
(d) Barstow.