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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Ben has a PhD in which discipline?
(a) History.
(b) Literature.
(c) Political Science.
(d) Philosophy.

3. William Derham advocated for what sort of treatment of the Earth?
(a) Careful.
(b) Aggressive.
(c) Moderate.
(d) Sustainable.

4. What term does Lizzie use to describe Henry's drug of choice prior to getting sober?
(a) Pills.
(b) Oxycontin.
(c) Powders.
(d) Cocaine.

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

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

7. Lizzie has been trying for some time to get a hole in the fence around what location fixed?
(a) The baseball field.
(b) The swimming pool.
(c) The playground.
(d) The library.

8. At the end of Chapter Two, Mohan describes the United States presidency as which object?
(a) A platform.
(b) A flower.
(c) A pillow.
(d) A cage.

9. What action is Henry taking as he shares with Lizzie his fears about becoming a father?
(a) Wringing his hands.
(b) Blinking hard.
(c) Crying.
(d) Chain-smoking cigarettes.

10. Lizzie finds out in Chapter One that she has osteoarthritis in which part of her body?
(a) Her knee.
(b) Her finger.
(c) Her thumb.
(d) Her wrist.

11. Who writes the words 'self care' on Henry's hand in Chapter Two?
(a) Eli.
(b) Ben.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Lizzie.

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

13. Lizzie tells Catherine in Chapter Two that there is a new bar in the neighborhood that is half-bar, half-what?
(a) Guitar shop.
(b) Cigar store.
(c) Barber shop.
(d) Bookstore.

14. Chapter One of the novel takes place on the cusp of which two seasons?
(a) Fall and winter.
(b) Summer and fall.
(c) Winter and spring.
(d) Spring and summer.

15. What is NOT an action Ben takes on Lizzie's birthday?
(a) Makes her waffles.
(b) Finds and sharpens her missing wayward pencils.
(c) Fills the table with presents.
(d) Finds her missing socks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sylvia's podcast predicts what sort of future for humankind?

2. 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?

3. What was Catherine's drug of choice before she got sober?

4. In which state do Ben's parents currrently live?

5. Lizzie reports that her "crankiest" (19) patrons are which people?

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