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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. Who is the janitor that announces someone has been shot in the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) Mr. Nailburne.
(b) Mr. Goby.
(c) Mr. Brindle.
(d) Mr. Jackman.

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

3. What has Iano surprised Willa with for her birthday in Chapter 17?
(a) A certified letter from the historical society.
(b) A new car.
(c) Thai food and a bottle of wine.
(d) A book of Mary's Treat's writings.

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

5. Willa notes in Chapter 11, "Beautiful people liked to claim looks didn't matter, while throwing that currency around like" what (294)?
(a) "Lovers and pawns."
(b) "Novice bank robbers."
(c) "Paper confetti."
(d) "Crooked investment bankers."

Short Answer Questions

1. Iano compares himself to what, in regards to his position within his career at the college in Chapter 13?

2. In the opening of Chapter 16, the narrator states, "Once, for nearly a fortnight, Thatcher slept" where (417)?

3. On what day of the week does the shooting take place in Chapter 14?

4. Where is the architecture specialist from that Chris has arranged to assess Willa's home in Chapter 15?

5. Where are Iano and Willa preparing to move in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Thatcher's memory of sleeping in a tree relate to his current circumstances in Chapter 16?

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

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

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

6. How does the debate conclude in Chapter 12?

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

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

9. How have the living/sleeping arrangements in Willa's house changed in Chapter 11? Why?

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

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