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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Henry is instructed to write down the very worse of his visions in relation to what subject?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Fatherhood.
(c) Death.
(d) Relapse.

2. Lizzie watches Iris before work one morning so that Henry can go run what errand?
(a) Buy groceries.
(b) Renew his license.
(c) Pay the rent.
(d) Buy Catherine a gift.

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

4. At the Smithsonian, which characters want to see exhibits about space?
(a) Lizzie and Ben.
(b) Eli and Ben.
(c) Eli and Catherine.
(d) Ben and Henry.

5. For how many weeks will Eli and Ben be gone on the road trip to the California coast?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 2 weeks.

6. Which of the following actions does Henry NOT take within Chapter Four?
(a) Uses drugs.
(b) Lies to Catherine about having used drugs and cheated on her.
(c) Cheats on Catherine.
(d) Confesses to Catherine that he has used drugs and cheated on her.

7. Which items in the library are now always locked up, according to Lizzie?
(a) Flyers.
(b) Magazines.
(c) Dictionaries.
(d) Compact discs.

8. Lizzie enjoys the fact that Will does not mind if she talks endlessly about what subject?
(a) Eli.
(b) Psychiatry.
(c) Zazen.
(d) Yoga.

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

10. What happens when Lizzie calls Sylvia back in Chapter Four?
(a) She talks to Sylvia.
(b) She hears a message saying that the line has been disconnected.
(c) She leaves a voicemail for Sylvia.
(d) The phone rings and rings.

11. Catherine always arrives home to greet Henry and Iris at what time of the evening?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 6.

12. Lizzie recalls pleading with Henry not to seek help with his addiction at what type of facility?
(a) An island resort.
(b) A drug rehabilitation center.
(c) A health retreat.
(d) A monastery.

13. Who repeatedly urges Lizzie to have a sexual encounter with Will while Ben and Eli are away?
(a) Mrs. Kovalski.
(b) Lorraine.
(c) Tracy.
(d) Sylvia.

14. What meal does Lizzie eat while reading the book containing sayings by the Desert Fathers?
(a) Lunch.
(b) Brunch.
(c) Dinner.
(d) Breakfast.

15. In what type of train car do Eli, Ben, and Lizzie travel to Washington, D.C. in Chapter Three?
(a) Private.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Antique.
(d) Sleeper.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times do Henry and Lizzie circle the neighborhood before Henry tells Lizzie what is bothering him in Chapter Three?

2. 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?

3. Lizzie hears a rumor that what action was taken against a woman walking down Coney Island Avenue?

4. Which character makes Islamophobic comments to Lizzie in Chapter 3, prompting her to refrain from leaving a tip?

5. NASA reports in Chapter Three that they have discovered how many "new Earth-sized planets" (131)?

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