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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Sam always used to go to the State Fair with?
(a) Laci.
(b) Aadil.
(c) Tugg.
(d) Ally.

2. What is the title of Ally's draft of her college admission essay?
(a) The Promise of a Generation.
(b) Why I am Subversive.
(c) A Season of Cruelty.
(d) Why I am Not a Libertarian.

3. What does the "Serial Stowaway" do routinely?
(a) Get onto cruise ships without buying a ticket.
(b) Get on trains without buying a ticket.
(c) Get onto airplanes without buying a ticket.
(d) Put herself in the trunks of people's cars on their trips.

4. What particular gift does Joe give Ally?
(a) A bike.
(b) A car.
(c) A diamond ring.
(d) A vibrator.

5. In Chapter 9, who does Sam's husband say she looks like?
(a) Her mother.
(b) A musician.
(c) Her sister.
(d) A French girl in a New Wave film.

6. What episode from Ally's past is really painful that going to open mic night brings up again?
(a) Her interaction with Child Protective Services.
(b) Her initial struggle with diabetes.
(c) The death of her dog.
(d) The loss of her virginity.

7. In Chapter 16, who does Laci bring to Clara Loomis House to meet Sam?
(a) Lily.
(b) Henry.
(c) Ally.
(d) Tugg.

8. Who is Lily's dog?
(a) Jeff.
(b) Raisin.
(c) Derek.
(d) Goldie.

9. In Chapter 16, what does Laci ask Sam to sign for her?
(a) A petition barring MH from their group.
(b) An autograph.
(c) A check.
(d) A petition so she can be a candidate in an election.

10. In Chapter 15, why does Lily tell Sam she hesitated to tell her about her illness?
(a) She does not even really know if she is sick.
(b) She does not want Sam to obsess over it or to give Lily advice.
(c) Sam herself is sick.
(d) Sam is already worried about losing her job.

11. In Chapter 6, what big change happens in Sam's and her husband's relationship?
(a) Sam's husband moves away.
(b) They start having sex again.
(c) They start fixing up the house together.
(d) They stop speaking.

12. What country was the boy whose shooting Sam witnessed originally from?
(a) Nigeria.
(b) Russia.
(c) Spain.
(d) Somalia.

13. In Chapter 15, what does Sam sometimes do to cope with stress in her new house?
(a) Read.
(b) Clean.
(c) Listen to music.
(d) Smoke.

14. Who is the so-called "Serial Stowaway" whose stories Sam follows?
(a) Jennifer Jones.
(b) Marilyn Hartman.
(c) Riki Holmstead.
(d) James Friendly.

15. In Chapter 16, what does Sam do that makes her uncomfortable?
(a) Performs at an open mic night.
(b) Wears a bathing suit.
(c) Goes to visit Lily unannounced.
(d) Calls Ally.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reason Sam got in a fight with the doctor over Ally's care?

2. Where does MH suggest meeting Sam to talk?

3. In Chapter 12, what does Matt seem to think is the real reason for Sam's breaking up with him?

4. In Chapter 9, what does Sam say she does not want from her husband any longer?

5. What everyday activity has suddenly started making Sam really angry in Chapter 11?

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