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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Four.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lizzie watches Iris before work one morning so that Henry can go run what errand?
(a) Buy Catherine a gift.
(b) Pay the rent.
(c) Buy groceries.
(d) Renew his license.

2. Lizzie reports that her "crankiest" (19) patrons are which people?
(a) Parents.
(b) Professors.
(c) Guest speakers.
(d) Students.

3. Chapter Two of Weather: A Novel opens on which holiday?
(a) Christmas Day.
(b) Labor Day.
(c) Memorial Day.
(d) The Fourth of July.

4. Lizzie reports that Will is going to what location when he leaves New York City?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Manitoba.
(c) Quebec.
(d) Cuba.

5. Lizzie officially meets the handsome man from the bus when they run into one another in what location?
(a) The university library.
(b) The bar.
(c) The cafe.
(d) The back-to-school concert.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character does Lizzie's mother warn not to watch too much political news that may be upsetting?

2. Lizzie tells Ben in Chapter Two about a phenomenon called "climate" (100) what?

3. Lizzie finds out in Chapter One that she has osteoarthritis in which part of her body?

4. Lizzie hears a rumor that what action was taken against a woman walking down Coney Island Avenue?

5. Lizzie reports that Eli's elementary school is made up of ten percent white children. What term does she use to describe most of the rest of the students there?

(see the answer key)

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