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

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

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

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

5. What is the name of the architect specialist who comes to assess Willa's home in Chapter 15?
(a) Mr. Priestley.
(b) Mr. Kimble.
(c) Mr. Peakesbury.
(d) Mr. Petrofaccio.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom has Willis Chester become engaged in Chapter 14?

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

3. By what nickname do Tig and Zeke call Delouse's little brother in Chapter 17?

4. Where does Mary say she will be spending the next winter in Chapter 18?

5. What does "Lex loci" translate to in English, as shown in Chapter 10 (258)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Thatcher learn from Willis and Selma in Chapter 14?

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

3. What important information does Thatcher learn from Carruth in Chapter 10?

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

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

6. How would you compare the demeanors of Thatcher and Cutler in the debate in Chapter 12?

7. How does the debate conclude in Chapter 12?

8. Who is Uri Carruth and how does Thatcher come to know him?

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

10. What are Mary's future plans in Chapter 18?

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