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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of Henry's girlfriend?
(a) Penelope.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Janis.
(d) Joanna.

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

4. Sylvia asserts at her conference in "the heartland" that which creatures are "nothing particularly special" (58)?
(a) Viruses.
(b) Poisonous snakes.
(c) Humans.
(d) Dogs.

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

6. Lizzie notices signs around the library suggesting that viewers take what action?
(a) Believe.
(b) Tell the truth.
(c) Dream.
(d) Breathe.

7. Sylvia uses what type of insect in an illustration of the concept of interconnectedness?
(a) A horsefly.
(b) A cricket.
(c) A moth.
(d) A praying mantis.

8. 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.

9. Who "pulled some strings" (21) to get Lizzie her job?
(a) Catherine.
(b) Henry.
(c) Sylvia.
(d) Ben.

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

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

12. Lizzie feels a "surge of" (104) what toward the very pregnant Catherine in Chapter Two?
(a) Gratitude.
(b) Fondness.
(c) Envy.
(d) Anger.

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

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

15. What was Catherine's drug of choice before she got sober?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Adderall.
(c) Heroin.
(d) Methamphetamine.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Henry worries about the meaning of a photograph of a man carrying his child on his back over how many miles?

3. Lizzie works in which part of the university where she went to school?

4. Lizzie asserts that there is nothing to do around the home of Catherine's parents, except for taking what action?

5. How many days of school are left for Eli by the time Chapter One comes to a close?

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