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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. When Lizzie invokes a saying usually applied to the Holocaust, what creature does she use to direct the quote's focus toward humans' destruction of the planet?
(a) Kelp.
(b) Elephant.
(c) Coral.
(d) Sea anenome.

2. Which birthday is Lizzie approaching in Chapter One?
(a) 36.
(b) 44.
(c) 48.
(d) 32.

3. Ben has a PhD in which discipline?
(a) Political Science.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) History.
(d) Literature.

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

5. Henry moves to which location in Chapter One?
(a) His parents' house.
(b) Catherine's apartment.
(c) His friend's house.
(d) Lizzie's apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter Two of Weather: A Novel opens on which holiday?

2. Henry gets a job working for what kind of company in Chapter One?

3. What was Catherine's drug of choice before she got sober?

4. Lizzie officially meets Amira's mother Na'ila in which location?

5. Lizzie annually reads the diaries of which writer as her own birthday approaches?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Henry go when he loses his apartment in Chapter One?

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

3. For what reason does Offill include Mohan's opinions about the upcoming election in Chapter Two?

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

5. What time of year is it by the time Chapter One comes to a close?

6. Describe the protagonist's immediate family as depicted in Chapter One of Weather: A Novel.

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

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

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

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

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