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

2. Lizzie feels a "surge of" (104) what toward the very pregnant Catherine in Chapter Two?
(a) Anger.
(b) Gratitude.
(c) Fondness.
(d) Envy.

3. The adjunct professor described by Lizzie has been working on his dissertation for how many years?
(a) 5.
(b) 11.
(c) 21.
(d) 7.

4. Sylvia asserts at her conference in "the heartland" that which creatures are "nothing particularly special" (58)?
(a) Viruses.
(b) Humans.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Poisonous snakes.

5. Lizzie reports that Eli's elementary school is made up of ten percent white children. What term does she use to describe most of the rest of the students there?
(a) South Asian.
(b) South American.
(c) Mexican.
(d) African.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who writes the words 'self care' on Henry's hand in Chapter Two?

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

3. What is NOT an action Ben takes on Lizzie's birthday?

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

5. Lizzie sometimes brings what items to her neighbor, Mrs. Kovinski?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Sylvia?

2. Describe Sylvia's penchant for visiting sites with particular qualities.

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

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

5. What new development occurs in Henry's life in Chapter One?

6. In what location does the narrative of Weather: A Novel take place?

7. What is the significance of William Derham's 1711 quote, when viewed in the context of Sylvia's hope for the future?

8. What is Hell and High Water and how does Lizzie get involved with it?

9. Who is Mohan and what is he like?

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

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