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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what type of abode do Henry and Catherine live with Iris?
(a) A brownstone.
(b) A studio apartment.
(c) A hotel.
(d) A house.

2. Lizzie reports that Will is going to what location when he leaves New York City?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Manitoba.
(d) Quebec.

3. Lizzie feels compelled to keep searching for what ultimate goal for her family?
(a) The best schools for Eli.
(b) A move to the country.
(c) The cheapest place to live.
(d) The safest place.

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

5. Lizzie states of Henry in Chapter Four, "My brother never seems to" take what action "anymore" (158)?
(a) Sit down.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Write.
(d) Work.

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

7. How does Lizzie find out that Henry has not been attending NA meetings?
(a) She waits outside for him to come out.
(b) She asks him.
(c) She asks Catherine.
(d) She asks his sponsor.

8. How many times do Henry and Lizzie circle the neighborhood before Henry tells Lizzie what is bothering him in Chapter Three?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

9. Ben and Eli go on a road trip to the California coast with the family of which character?
(a) Eli's paternal grandmother.
(b) Eli's maternal grandmother.
(c) Eli's half sister.
(d) Ben's sister.

10. Lizzie keeps worrying that Ben will get desperate and suggest moving to which state?
(a) Florida.
(b) Utah.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) New Jersey.

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

12. In meditation class in Chapter Three, Margot talks about the difference between which two actions?
(a) Gossiping and praising.
(b) Falling and floating.
(c) Failing and falling.
(d) Loving and leaving.

13. What question does Lizzie say becomes ubiquitous online in the wake of the presidential election?
(a) Why now?
(b) Why him?
(c) Why us?
(d) Happy now?

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

15. Lizzie likens the election of Trump to which historical event?
(a) 9/11.
(b) The Battle of the Bulge.
(c) The erection of the Brooklyn Bridge.
(d) The 1929 Crash.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the presidential election, Ben begins to construct useful objects out of what material?

2. What term do psychologists use to describe most people's default reaction to a scary situation?

3. What mode of transportation do Lizzie and Henry use during their talk about Henry's bad thoughts in Chapter Three?

4. Henry confesses to Lizzie in Chapter Three that he is having bad thoughts about which character?

5. Lizzie feels as if Henry is taking what action when he makes her promise to keep his secret?

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