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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. What does Uri Carruth put in his and Thatcher's coffee when they meet at the coffeeshop in Chapter 10?
(a) Rum.
(b) Absinthe.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Whiskey.

2. From where did Uri Carruth's father immigrate to the U.S.?
(a) Italy.
(b) Russia.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "SIDS" refer to in the narrative?

2. How many siblings does Willa have?

3. What is Sondra's profession?

4. Willa compares listening to the news radio stations to listening to whom reporting on the alien invasion in Chapter 13?

5. Who is Aurelia announced to be marrying in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Willa's future plans at the end of her narrative in Chapter 17?

2. Why has Iano left in Chapter 15? Where has he gone?

3. Where do Willa and Iano go to hike in Chapter 13? Why?

4. Where does Nick insist he wants to go the following day in Chapter 13? Why?

5. Where has Tig decided to move in Chapter 15? Why?

6. What is being celebrated in Chapter 17? How is the celebration described?

7. How is the theme of generational differences explored in Chapter 15?

8. How is the lecture/debate described in Chapter 10?

9. What does Thatcher say when he testifies in court in Chapter 16?

10. Why is Rose opposed to Thatcher testifying in court in Chapter 16?

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