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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was on watch the night that Nick died?
(a) Willa.
(b) Tig.
(c) Zeke.
(d) Iano.

2. How is Captain Landis's wife widely described as being, according to the narrator in Chapter 12?
(a) Fragile.
(b) Hostile.
(c) Domineering.
(d) Assertive.

3. What is Sondra's profession?
(a) She is an educational administrator.
(b) She is a day trader.
(c) She is in-home care nurse.
(d) She is a schoolteacher.

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

5. How many siblings does Willa have?
(a) 1.
(b) 0.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

6. In what field does Zeke's new girlfriend work?
(a) Manufacturing.
(b) Agriculture.
(c) Theater.
(d) Finance.

7. Who has shot Carruth in Chapter 14?
(a) Mr. Cutler.
(b) Captain Landis.
(c) Samuel Wilbeforce.
(d) Pardon Crandall.

8. Iano compares himself to what, in regards to his position within his career at the college in Chapter 13?
(a) A barnacle.
(b) A rising star.
(c) A sinking ship.
(d) A ship mast.

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

10. What is the third principle that Thatcher presents in his debate with Cutler in Chapter 12?
(a) "Individuals within a population are variable" (320).
(b) "Survival is not haphazard" (323).
(c) "Traits in their variation are inherited" (320).
(d) "Death stalks us all!" (321).

11. How does Willa describe the landscape of New Jersey in comparison to the other places she has lived?
(a) Hilly.
(b) Flat.
(c) Craggy.
(d) Mountainous.

12. How old is Dusty said to be in the opening of Chapter 11?
(a) 2 months old.
(b) 9 months old.
(c) 5 months old.
(d) 7 months old.

13. In the opening of Chapter 16, the narrator states, "Once, for nearly a fortnight, Thatcher slept" where (417)?
(a) "In a ditch."
(b) "In an attic."
(c) "In his car."
(d) "In a tree."

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

15. In Chapter 18, the narrator opens, "Of all seasons in the Pine Barrens, summer was" what (455)?
(a) "Breathtaking."
(b) "The muckiest."
(c) "Consummate."
(d) "The most dreadful."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What nickname does the author use in references to Donald Trump in the novel?

3. Who is the dressmaker for Aurelia and Rose?

4. Who is the janitor that announces someone has been shot in the beginning of Chapter 14?

5. What does Uri Carruth put in his and Thatcher's coffee when they meet at the coffeeshop in Chapter 10?

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