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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one reason Sam's husband thinks Sam is leaving him?
(a) She is seeing someone else.
(b) She is upset over the 2016 election.
(c) She is sick.
(d) She wants a new job.

2. In Chapter 8, where does Sam go for an open mic night?
(a) The Smiley Face.
(b) The Club.
(c) The Cellar.
(d) The Hut.

3. In Chapter 5, what is the name of the first group meeting Sam goes to after the election?
(a) NOW.
(b) WWW.
(c) FEW.
(d) MBW.

4. What does Sam's husband do for a living?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Landscaper.
(d) Lawyer.

5. What does Sam remember about her daughter during her first few nights in her new house?
(a) How her daughter used to wear earrings at a young age.
(b) How her daughter always wanted to learn how to cook.
(c) How her daughter used to have trouble sleeping.
(d) How her daughter never wanted to wear socks.

6. In Chapter 10, what park does Sam walk to near her neighborhood?
(a) Herbert Park.
(b) Henderson Park.
(c) Renley Park.
(d) Schiller Park.

7. How does Ally first meet her boyfriend?
(a) Through her sports activities.
(b) Through YAD.
(c) Through her friends.
(d) He is her teacher.

8. Who designed Sam's new house?
(a) Frank Wright.
(b) Henry James.
(c) Ward Wellington Ward.
(d) Helen Henley.

9. How does Sam think of her new house in Chapter 2?
(a) As a trap.
(b) As a gift.
(c) As a riddle.
(d) As a paradox.

10. What does Sam start to suffer from regularly in middle age?
(a) Headaches.
(b) Hot flashes.
(c) Loss of appetite.
(d) Muscle aches.

11. In Chapter 14, what does Sam's husband ask if she has installed in her new house?
(a) The new tile.
(b) A better water heater.
(c) Storm drains.
(d) Carbon monoxide detectors.

12. In Chapter 12, what does Sam's husband update her about regarding Ally?
(a) Ally's college applications.
(b) Ally's dance practice.
(c) Ally's boyfriend.
(d) Ally's sports statistics.

13. What group leaves a flyer in the front door of Sam's new house?
(a) RTE.
(b) NTE.
(c) RCT.
(d) LTE.

14. What does Sam think of as the time in the middle of the night when she wakes and cannot get back to sleep?
(a) The Wide.
(b) The Mid.
(c) The Gloaming.
(d) The Reckoning.

15. Who performs at the open mic night in Chapter 8?
(a) Laci.
(b) Clara.
(c) MH.
(d) Sam.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sam go sometimes to try to catch a glimpse of Ally?

2. Why do two young women walk out of the meeting in Chapter 5 angrily?

3. What does Sam's mother tell her when she says she bought the house?

4. In Chapter 6, what common expression does Sam come across in a social media discussion that she hates?

5. What does Sam often drink when she cannot sleep in the middle of the night?

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