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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. In Chapter 6, what plans does Sam have for her house and her daughter?
(a) She thinks Ally can stay there for college.
(b) She thinks Ally can live there alone in the summer.
(c) She thinks they can fix it up together.
(d) She thinks she can pass it on to Ally.

2. What building does Sam think is especially beautiful near her new neighborhood?
(a) The Masonic Temple.
(b) The Lutheran Church on James Street.
(c) The Synagogue.
(d) The Co-op.

3. Who is Sam's daughter?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) Ally.
(c) Helen.
(d) Grace.

4. In Chapter 15, what famous fictional city is Syracuse the inspiration for?
(a) The Golden City.
(b) The White City.
(c) The Emerald City.
(d) Atlantis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sam's husband drink when she and he tell their daughter about their separation?

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

3. Why do Ally and her boyfriend keep their relationship secret?

4. What was one interest of Clara Loomis's that did not age well?

5. What male name does Laci sometimes use online?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Matt's first reaction when Sam tells him she is leaving him?

2. How does Sam afford the house she buys in Part I?

3. What begins emerging as a source of tension between Ally and Sam early on in Ally's adolescence?

4. Where does Sam end up meeting people she thinks are more like-minded in the realm of activism?

5. How are the house Sam buys and her decision to leave her husband related?

6. Where does Sam work, and what does she do there?

7. What does Matt seem to think Sam's decision to leave him might really be mostly about?

8. In Chapter 6, what does Matt ask Sam to do regarding their daughter Ally?

9. In Chapter 14, what does Matt do for Sam that makes it harder for her to be angry with him?

10. What does Spiotta mean when she mentions Sam's "historic house envy" (75)?

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