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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Five and Six.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Lizzie once took Eli along on one of Sylvia's excursions, they went to what type of location?
(a) A reservoir.
(b) A meadowland.
(c) A plateau.
(d) A marsh.

2. How many months of sobriety has Henry maintained according to Lizzie's report at the end of the novel?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

3. In what location do Henry and Catherine get married in Chapter Two?
(a) Their own apartment.
(b) Lizzie's apartment.
(c) City Hall.
(d) The park.

4. The meeting described in the novel's epigraph takes place in which state?
(a) New York.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) Pennsylvania.

5. Sylvia asserts at her conference in "the heartland" that which creatures are "nothing particularly special" (58)?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Humans.
(c) Poisonous snakes.
(d) Viruses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who writes the words 'self care' on Henry's hand in Chapter Two?

2. What feature does Ben offer to build onto the "doomstead" (205) he helps to plan in Chapter Six?

3. Which characters announce their engagement in Chapter Two?

4. What is NOT an action Ben takes on Lizzie's birthday?

5. Which birthday is Lizzie approaching in Chapter One?

(see the answer key)

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