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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter One takes place in which month?
(a) July.
(b) May.
(c) March.
(d) June.

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

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

4. What term does Eli use to describe the phase of the moon when Lizzie points it out to him in Chapter One?
(a) Waning crescent.
(b) Full.
(c) Waxing crescent.
(d) New.

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

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

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

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

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

10. Lizzie notices that spikes have been installed at the top of the the playground fence to keep out what creatures?
(a) Seagulls.
(b) Sparrows.
(c) Rats.
(d) Pigeons.

11. Lizzie discusses with Henry the rigid naming laws in which country?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) France.
(d) New Zealand.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who "pulled some strings" (21) to get Lizzie her job?

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

3. The back-to-school concert song Eli likes best turns out to be which song?

4. Which birthday is Lizzie approaching in Chapter One?

5. Chapter Two of Weather: A Novel opens on which holiday?

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