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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Lizzie gives an example of Sylvia's former optimism, she discusses a time when someone asked her a question about what element?
(a) Applause.
(b) Shame.
(c) Dismay.
(d) Gag reflex.

3. 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 die here?
(b) Lizzie, am I alive?
(c) Lizzie, can you call Mom?
(d) Lizzie, can I have some money?

4. What does Eli normally call Lizzie?
(a) Mom.
(b) Mama.
(c) Mother.
(d) Lizzie.

5. The back-to-school concert song Eli likes best turns out to be which song?
(a) Take It Easy.
(b) Black Magic Woman.
(c) American Pie.
(d) Dust in the Wind.

6. Lizzie cites a study asserting that how many of the world's richest billionaires own as many assets as half of humanity?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 30.

7. Henry moves to which location in Chapter One?
(a) Catherine's apartment.
(b) Lizzie's apartment.
(c) His friend's house.
(d) His parents' house.

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

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

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

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

12. In what location does the visit to Catherine's parents' home take place?
(a) Elmwood.
(b) Firwood.
(c) Maplewood.
(d) Birchwood.

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

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

15. Lizzie spends an hour reading about the dwindling numbers of what types of creatures?
(a) Insects.
(b) Reptiles.
(c) Birds.
(d) Fish.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Margot tells Lizzie that her hair went gray the year that what other event occurred?

3. Lizzie discusses with Henry the rigid naming laws in which country?

4. What is NOT an action Ben takes on Lizzie's birthday?

5. When Lizzie provides an example of Sylvia's current pessimism, she discusses a time when Sylvia gave her answer in the form of a quote by William Derham from which year?

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