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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. Sylvia told Lizzie during the excursion with Eli that, "Children cannot abide" (96) what?
(a) Vistas.
(b) Silence.
(c) Waiting.
(d) Orders.

2. Ben tells Lizzie at the end of the novel that the sounds she heard were what objects?
(a) Walnuts.
(b) Barking dogs.
(c) Thunder claps.
(d) Sirens.

3. Ben and Eli go on a road trip to the California coast with the family of which character?
(a) Eli's paternal grandmother.
(b) Ben's sister.
(c) Eli's half sister.
(d) Eli's maternal grandmother.

4. Lizzie discusses with Henry the rigid naming laws in which country?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Sweden.
(c) France.
(d) New Zealand.

5. Lizzie states that it is harder for her to travel far from home during which season?
(a) Summer.
(b) Fall.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What mode of transportation do Lizzie and Henry use during their talk about Henry's bad thoughts in Chapter Three?

2. While her family is away, Lizzie spends a lot of time at which former workplace?

3. Sylvia uses what type of insect in an illustration of the concept of interconnectedness?

4. What happens when Lizzie calls Sylvia back in Chapter Four?

5. What is the theme of the joke featured at the beginning of Chapter Five?

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