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

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

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

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

5. Who among Iano's siblings is said to run a salmon-fishing charter in Alaska?
(a) Antigone.
(b) Aurelia.
(c) Darcie.
(d) Artemisia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Johann Miescher from?

3. In Chapter 18, the narrator opens, "Of all seasons in the Pine Barrens, summer was" what (455)?

4. Who did Tig say "had perfected all the kinds of fun that didn't cost anything" (428)?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the circumstances surrounding Tig's return from Cuba?

2. Why does Tig's behavior surprise Willa in Chapter 13?

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

4. Where are Thatcher and Mary in Chapter 18? How is the setting described?

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

6. Who has been shot in Chapter 14? Who is the shooter? Where did the crime occur?

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

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

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

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

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