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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Zeke tell Willa he has decided to do concerning Dusty in Chapter 11?
(a) Grant custody to Willa and Iano.
(b) Grant custody to Tig.
(c) Take custody of Dusty himself.
(d) Place Dusty in a new foster home.

2. Who among Iano's siblings is said to run a salmon-fishing charter in Alaska?
(a) Darcie.
(b) Antigone.
(c) Artemisia.
(d) Aurelia.

3. Who is the janitor that announces someone has been shot in the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) Mr. Nailburne.
(b) Mr. Goby.
(c) Mr. Jackman.
(d) Mr. Brindle.

4. Who is Carruth's printer?
(a) Samuel Wilbeforce.
(b) Hank Wilbur.
(c) Joseph Priestley.
(d) Louise Dunwiddie.

5. Where does Willis say Carruth was shot?
(a) In the back of the head.
(b) In the shoulder.
(c) In the left hand.
(d) In in right hip.

6. What mosquito-borne disease is described as appearing in Ohio and Pennsylvania in the radio news that Willa observes in Chapter 13?
(a) Zika.
(b) Yellow fever.
(c) Lyme disease.
(d) AIDS.

7. In the conclusion of Chapter 16, the author references the title of the novel in stating, "Without shelter, we stand in" what (426)?
(a) "Danger."
(b) "Truth."
(c) "Daylight."
(d) "Purity."

8. Where does Willis Chester say he has taken a job in Chapter 14?
(a) Wilson Bakery.
(b) Keeley Bakery.
(c) Smith's Dairy.
(d) Landis's Auto Shop.

9. Where does Nick insist he wants to go tomorrow when Willa and Iano return home in Chapter 13?
(a) To the graveyard.
(b) To the synagogue.
(c) To Wisconsin.
(d) To his father's home.

10. Where is Johann Miescher from?
(a) Yugoslavia.
(b) Norway.
(c) Germany.
(d) Switzerland.

11. What did Takis achieve fame and fortune as?
(a) A painter.
(b) An actor.
(c) A newscaster.
(d) A snowboarder.

12. What does "SIDS" refer to in the narrative?
(a) Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
(b) Severe Internal Detachment Syndrome.
(c) Synaptic Identity Deterioration Syndrome.
(d) Sudden Internal Death Syndrom.

13. How long has it been since Nick's death in the opening of Chapter 15?
(a) A week.
(b) A day.
(c) A month.
(d) A year.

14. Christopher Hawk earned a double master's in history and what study?
(a) Chemistry.
(b) English literature.
(c) Biology.
(d) Linguistics.

15. How does Carruth appear when Thatcher goes to his home in Chapter 14?
(a) Irritable and angry.
(b) Feeble but talkative.
(c) In cheerful spirits.
(d) Comatose.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Iano surprised Willa with for her birthday in Chapter 17?

2. What is Sondra's profession?

3. In Chapter 18, the narrator opens, "Of all seasons in the Pine Barrens, summer was" what (455)?

4. Who is the pediatrician that sees Dusty for his checkup in Chapter 11?

5. How is Captain Landis's wife widely described as being, according to the narrator in Chapter 12?

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