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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. In what month does Chapter 2 take place?
(a) June.
(b) May.
(c) September.
(d) August.

2. How long does the narrator say Willa had spent in Boston in Chapter 3?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 6 weeks.

3. About how much money is Iano said to earn yearly at the college in Chapter 3?
(a) $25,000.
(b) $60,000.
(c) $45,000.
(d) $35,000.

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

5. What word from Chapter 8 refers to the study of the evolutionary development and diversification of a species or group of organisms?
(a) Phenology.
(b) Synthology.
(c) Epidemiology.
(d) Phylogeny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nick said to be dying from in Chapter 5?

2. Why does Gwen say she came to Willa and Iano's home in Chapter 9?

3. How tall is Tig said to be?

4. Where do Mary and Thatcher exit the train "into a hive of overalled workers" in the opening of Chapter 8 (181)?

5. In what field does Iano have a PhD?

Short Essay Questions

1. What renovations/repairs are being made to Willa's home in Chapter 3? Why?

2. How would you describe the relationship between Tig and Zeke?

3. How do Willa and Nick's political views and outlooks differ?

4. Why has Gwendolyn come to Willa's home in Chapter 9?

5. How do Thatcher and Rose's childhoods and upbringing differ?

6. What is the significance of the names in Iano's family (his sisters and children in particular)?

7. Why does Polly feel disappointed about her observations of the President in Chapter 6?

8. Why does Willa go to the Historical Society in Chapter 7?

9. What has Thatcher learned about the house in Chapter 2? Why does this news distress him?

10. What has brought Thatcher and his family to Vineland?

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