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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lizzie tells Ben in Chapter Two about a phenomenon called "climate" (100) what?
(a) Departure.
(b) Fall.
(c) Ratification.
(d) Resurgence.

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

3. Lizzie officially meets Amira's mother Na'ila in which location?
(a) The library.
(b) The gym.
(c) The bodega.
(d) The bakery.

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

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

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

7. Lizzie takes comfort in her realization that "No one's worrying about" (18) what celestial object?
(a) Mars.
(b) The sun.
(c) The Milky Way.
(d) The moon.

8. Lizzie refers to Eli's obsessive thoughts with the use of which term?
(a) Fixating.
(b) Puzzling.
(c) Looping.
(d) Skipping.

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

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

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

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

13. Lizzie tells the reader that her number one fear is "the acceleration of" (30) what?
(a) Glacial melting.
(b) Economic collapse.
(c) Days.
(d) The ozone layer depletion.

14. Sylvia's podcast predicts what sort of future for humankind?
(a) A bleak future.
(b) A labor-intensive future.
(c) A bright future.
(d) No future.

15. Lizzie recalls going into labor with Eli on the second day of what event?
(a) A tornado.
(b) A hurricane.
(c) A blizzard.
(d) A blackout.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lizzie spends an hour reading about the dwindling numbers of what types of creatures?

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

3. Sylvia likes to look at things that are taking what action "faster than expected" (96)?

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

5. Most people at Margot's meditation class want to know about what subject?

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