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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Lizzie works in which part of the university where she went to school?
(a) The library.
(b) The gymnasium.
(c) The dining hall.
(d) The bookstore.

3. Lizzie notices signs around the library suggesting that viewers take what action?
(a) Believe.
(b) Breathe.
(c) Tell the truth.
(d) Dream.

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

5. Which element is NOT a part of Eli's bedtime routine?
(a) An account of his day.
(b) A kiss.
(c) A request to hear a happy thought.
(d) A clasping of hands.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lizzie tells Catherine in Chapter Two that there is a new bar in the neighborhood that is half-bar, half-what?

2. In which state do Ben's parents currrently live?

3. William Derham advocated for what sort of treatment of the Earth?

4. What snack do Henry and Lizzie have with their coffee when they meet at the diner in Chapter Two?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Sylvia's explanation of the human response to applause in Chapter Two?

2. What does Ben do for Lizzie on her birthday?

3. Characterize the relationship between Lizzie and her brother Henry.

4. What is "looping," (43) according to Lizzie?

5. Discuss an instance when the motif of dreams enters the narrative of Chapter Two.

6. What is the significance of the scene in which Eli and Lizzie gaze at the moon together in Chapter One?

7. What habit does Henry adopt when Catherine's due date draws near?

8. What act of altruism does Lizzie fondly remember from the night she gave birth to Eli?

9. How do most students' expectations of meditation class differ from what Margot provides?

10. What does the moth from Madagascar symbolize and why?

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