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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. NASA reports in Chapter Three that they have discovered how many "new Earth-sized planets" (131)?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 7.
2. It is revealed in Chapter Four that Lizzie took what action the last time that Henry suffered a severe relapse?
(a) She postponed having children.
(b) She postponed her wedding.
(c) She quit her job.
(d) She dropped out of college.
3. In what year does one scientific study predict that New York City will begin to experience catastrophic events due to climate change?
(a) 2047.
(b) 2089.
(c) 2036.
(d) 2024.
4. Lizzie recalls pleading with Henry not to seek help with his addiction at what type of facility?
(a) A health retreat.
(b) An island resort.
(c) A drug rehabilitation center.
(d) A monastery.
5. Henry is instructed to write down the very worse of his visions in relation to what subject?
(a) Relapse.
(b) Death.
(c) Fatherhood.
(d) Marriage.
Short Answer Questions
1. Lizzie hears a rumor that what action was taken against a woman walking down Coney Island Avenue?
2. The last stop the family makes in Washington, D.C. is a visit to what kind of museum?
3. What does Henry have in his hand when Lizzie arrives to watch Iris in Chapter Three?
4. How long does it take Lizzie to return Sylvia's call in Chapter Four?
5. Why does Lizzie begin to skip meditation classes in Chapter Three?
Short Essay Questions
1. What drastic step does Sylvia decide to take in Chapter Four?
2. For what reason does Offill allude to C.S. Lewis's novel Prince Caspian in Chapter Four?
3. What purpose does Offill have in mind when including the detail that Catherine always gets home from work at seven in the evening?
4. What solution does Lizzie devise in response to Henry's problem, as revealed in Chapter Six?
5. What do the keys featured in Chapter Three symbolize?
6. What problem does Henry share with Lizzie in Chapter Three?
7. To which historical event does Lizzie compare the U.S. presidential election of 2016 and why?
8. What political event has just occurred when Chapter Three begins?
9. With which character does Lizzie have a second chance encounter in Chapter Four?
10. How does Sylvia react when Lizzie shares her plans for creating a 'doomstead' for her family someday?
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