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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Darcie's twin sister?
(a) Darla.
(b) Aurelia.
(c) Willa.
(d) Dreama.

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

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

4. To whom has Willis Chester become engaged in Chapter 14?
(a) Selma.
(b) Aurelia.
(c) Mary.
(d) Polly.

5. Who is Aurelia announced to be marrying in Chapter 16?
(a) Mr. Wilbeforce.
(b) Mr. Nailburne.
(c) Mr. Dunwiddie.
(d) Mr. Carruth.

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

7. 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) "Traits in their variation are inherited" (320).
(c) "Death stalks us all!" (321).
(d) "Survival is not haphazard" (323).

8. Who is giving the lecture that Thatcher attends in the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Professor Bowman.
(b) Professor Wilson.
(c) Professor Petrofaccio.
(d) Professor James.

9. Whose reaction to Darwin's theories does Cutler present from the Quarterly Review in the debate in Chapter 12?
(a) Samuel Wilbeforce's.
(b) Joseph Priestly's.
(c) Henry David Thoreau's.
(d) Peter Petrofaccio's.

10. To whom does Thatcher say his neighbor (Mary Treat) compares Captain Landis in Chapter 10?
(a) Phineas Barnum.
(b) King Henry VIII.
(c) President Grant.
(d) Charles Darwin.

11. What real-life figure is being referenced with the following line from Chapter 13? "He said he could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and people would still vote for him" (345).
(a) Howard Stern.
(b) Michael Bloomberg.
(c) Barack Obama.
(d) Donald Trump.

12. What does "Lex loci" translate to in English, as shown in Chapter 10 (258)?
(a) The written word.
(b) The eye of the beholder.
(c) The law of the land.
(d) The eye of the mind.

13. In what industry did the Dunwiddie family earn its fortune?
(a) Iron manufacture.
(b) Coal manufacture.
(c) Glass manufacture.
(d) Logging.

14. Who is Rose's new friend that she goes riding with in Chapter 12?
(a) Patricia Johnson.
(b) Louise Dunwiddie.
(c) Marsha Brodeur.
(d) Sheila O'Hare.

15. How many children does Uri Carruth have?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the conclusion of Chapter 16, the author references the title of the novel in stating, "Without shelter, we stand in" what (426)?

2. Whose family is described in Chapter 11 as "a big, loyal household of parentless siblings holding it all together" (290)?

3. Who has driven Mary and Thatcher to the Pine Barrens in Chapter 18?

4. What state's presidential primary election is the focus of the news broadcasts in Chapter 13?

5. What organization sent Mr. Hawk correspondence from Mary Treat to Charles Valentine Riley?

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