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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. Where does Nick insist he wants to go tomorrow when Willa and Iano return home in Chapter 13?
(a) To the graveyard.
(b) To Wisconsin.
(c) To his father's home.
(d) To the synagogue.

2. What does Captain Landis's lawyer intend to present as his defense in Chapter 16?
(a) Justified need.
(b) Full guilt.
(c) Temporary insanity.
(d) Self defense.

3. Who has made the cake for Dusty's birthday party in Chapter 17?
(a) Willa and Iano.
(b) Tig and Zeke.
(c) Sondra and Lara.
(d) Rose and Thatcher.

4. What is the name of Willa and Iano's dog?
(a) Sandy.
(b) Dixie.
(c) Chuck.
(d) Terra.

5. Who is giving the lecture that Thatcher attends in the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Professor Bowman.
(b) Professor James.
(c) Professor Petrofaccio.
(d) Professor Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day of the week is Dusty's birthday party held in Chapter 17?

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

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

4. To whom does Willa give the Navajo rug in Chapter 17?

5. What real-life figure is being referenced with the following line from Chapter 13? "He said he could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and people would still vote for him" (345).

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. About what do Jorge and Zeke argue in Chapter 17?

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

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

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