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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which birthday is Lizzie approaching in Chapter One?
(a) 32.
(b) 44.
(c) 36.
(d) 48.

2. How many days of school are left for Eli by the time Chapter One comes to a close?
(a) 12.
(b) 4.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

3. Henry worries about the meaning of a photograph of a man carrying his child on his back over how many miles?
(a) 26.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 34.

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

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

6. The adjunct professor described by Lizzie has been working on his dissertation for how many years?
(a) 5.
(b) 21.
(c) 7.
(d) 11.

7. Which element is NOT a part of Eli's bedtime routine?
(a) An account of his day.
(b) A kiss.
(c) A request to hear a happy thought.
(d) A clasping of hands.

8. What snack do Henry and Lizzie have with their coffee when they meet at the diner in Chapter Two?
(a) Fries.
(b) Pie.
(c) Sandwiches.
(d) Cake.

9. Lizzie begins attending which types of classes in Chapter One?
(a) French.
(b) Barre.
(c) Yoga.
(d) Meditation.

10. When Lizzie invokes a saying usually applied to the Holocaust, what creature does she use to direct the quote's focus toward humans' destruction of the planet?
(a) Elephant.
(b) Kelp.
(c) Coral.
(d) Sea anenome.

11. Ben's hometown is the town of Hackensack in which state?
(a) Maine.
(b) Delaware.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Pennsylvania.

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

13. What products does Ben create at work?
(a) Microchips.
(b) Instruction manuals.
(c) Documentaries.
(d) Video games.

14. Most people at Margot's meditation class want to know about what subject?
(a) Nirvana.
(b) Relaxation.
(c) Vegetarianism.
(d) Balance.

15. Lizzie wonders if Henry's new bride and coming baby will help her stop dreaming about Henry showing up and asking her what question?
(a) Lizzie, can I have some money?
(b) Lizzie, can I die here?
(c) Lizzie, can you call Mom?
(d) Lizzie, am I alive?

Short Answer Questions

1. Lizzie sometimes brings what items to her neighbor, Mrs. Kovinski?

2. Lizzie notices signs around the library suggesting that viewers take what action?

3. Lizzie recalls going into labor with Eli on the second day of what event?

4. Lizzie feels a "surge of" (104) what toward the very pregnant Catherine in Chapter Two?

5. Sylvia asserts at her conference in "the heartland" that which creatures are "nothing particularly special" (58)?

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