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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says hello to Lizzie on Saturday when she is at the supermarket?
(a) The handsome guy from the bus.
(b) Tracy.
(c) Henry.
(d) Catherine.

2. It is revealed in Chapter Four that Lizzie took what action the last time that Henry suffered a severe relapse?
(a) She quit her job.
(b) She postponed having children.
(c) She dropped out of college.
(d) She postponed her wedding.

3. From what country does Sylvia send a postcard to Lizzie in Chapter Three?
(a) Canada.
(b) France.
(c) El Salvador.
(d) Japan.

4. Lizzie and Mrs. Kovinski begin to avoid one another after Lizze says that she will no longer listen to what kind of speech from Mrs. Kovinski?
(a) Gossipy.
(b) Hate.
(c) Profane.
(d) Negative.

5. While her family is away, Lizzie spends a lot of time at which former workplace?
(a) Clothing store.
(b) A bar.
(c) A library.
(d) A bookstore.

6. Lizzie tells secret to which character immediately after she hears it?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Eli.
(d) Ben.

7. Who urges Lizzie to hurry up and get rich if she expects to protect her family from the effects of climate change?
(a) Ben.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Sylvia.
(d) Henry.

8. By the time Chapter Four opens, Henry's anxiety has grown to the point where he is washing Iris with what object?
(a) A pair of rubber gloves.
(b) A squirt gun.
(c) A mop.
(d) A piece of sandpaper.

9. Who wants to see exhibits about the Hominids at the Smithsonian Museum?
(a) Ben.
(b) Lizzie.
(c) No one.
(d) Eli.

10. Lizzie recalls in Chapter Four Henry's concern about whether he could walk how many miles with his own child on his back?
(a) 6.
(b) 21.
(c) 34.
(d) 12.

11. What is NOT something Lizzie names when Will asks her about her fears?
(a) Death.
(b) Denistry.
(c) Humiliation.
(d) Scarcity.

12. What term do psychologists use to describe most people's default reaction to a scary situation?
(a) Minding.
(b) Priming.
(c) Milling.
(d) Mulling.

13. Which character tries to convince Lizzie that she will be unable to save her family in the face of the destruction caused by climate change?
(a) Ben.
(b) Henry.
(c) Margot.
(d) Sylvia.

14. Eli gets upset when his friend at school talks about taking what action against the new U.S. president?
(a) Reelecting him.
(b) Maiming him.
(c) Impeaching him.
(d) Killing him.

15. Lizzie officially meets the handsome man from the bus when they run into one another in what location?
(a) The university library.
(b) The bar.
(c) The back-to-school concert.
(d) The cafe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Henry keeps the scraps of paper describing his horrific visions in what type of container?

2. In what type of abode do Henry and Catherine live with Iris?

3. What meal does Lizzie eat while reading the book containing sayings by the Desert Fathers?

4. In meditation class in Chapter Three, Margot talks about the difference between which two actions?

5. Who repeatedly urges Lizzie to have a sexual encounter with Will while Ben and Eli are away?

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