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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. Whose family is described in Chapter 11 as "a big, loyal household of parentless siblings holding it all together" (290)?
(a) Peter's.
(b) Iano's.
(c) Jorge's.
(d) Emma's.

3. 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.

4. How many children does Uri Carruth have?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sondra's profession?

2. Who has shot Carruth in Chapter 14?

3. Where does Willis say Carruth was shot?

4. In the conclusion of Chapter 14, Thatcher says to Carruth's family, "Men like your father may have" what (384)?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What are Thatcher's future plans in Chapter 18?

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

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

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

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

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

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