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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 Nora think about the way Travis treats her?
(a) She thinks he is cruel and looking for sex
(b) She thinks it is pity and charity
(c) She believes that Travis is just using her
(d) She thinks he is just going to woo her and leave her

2. What compelled Vince?
(a) The ocean
(b) Meditation
(c) The mountains
(d) Levitation

3. What did the unknown assailant silent?
(a) Birds and cicadas
(b) Birds and frogs
(c) Crickets and frogs
(d) Birds and crickets

4. What is it that Lem tells the girl to make her open up?
(a) The creature had yellow eyes
(b) The creature had fangs
(c) His life story of when he was a kid
(d) The creature was huge

5. What kind of drinks did Travis pack?
(a) Orange Gatorade
(b) Orange puree
(c) Orange Kool Aid
(d) Orange juice

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal are the lab technicians compared to?

2. Where did Nora stop to admire the yellow blossoms?

3. Who was the only woman Travis loved?

4. What vow did Nora make to herself?

5. What is Nora drinking?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Travis compare and contrast in the dog's behavior?

2. What does Vince want with Johnny the Wire?

3. What things led Vince to believe he was working for the Soviets?

4. How does Travis convince the dog to allow the collar on him?

5. How was the fear that Travis felt after he'd left the canyon different to what he felt why he was there?

6. How did Einstein convey his thoughts on Travis and Nora's relationship?

7. How did the dog look after he had some attention paid to him?

8. Who was Wes Dalburg?

9. What was the epiphany Travis had while looking at the rattler?

10. What was Nora Devon's escape from the domineering nature of her aunt?

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