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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. In Chapter Three, Lizzie sees Henry sterilizing not only Iris's bottles, but which other items?
(a) Booties.
(b) Pacifiers.
(c) Cloth diapers.
(d) Tongs.

2. Lizzie recalls pleading with Henry not to seek help with his addiction at what type of facility?
(a) A drug rehabilitation center.
(b) A monastery.
(c) A health retreat.
(d) An island resort.

3. Lizzie and Mrs. Kovinski begin to avoid one another after Lizze says that she will no longer listen to what kind of speech from Mrs. Kovinski?
(a) Hate.
(b) Profane.
(c) Gossipy.
(d) Negative.

4. At bedtime at one point in Chapter Four, Lizzie begins reading which book to Eli?
(a) Prince Caspian.
(b) Slave Dancer.
(c) Half-a-Moon Inn.
(d) Where the Red Fern Grows.

5. Eli gets upset when his friend at school talks about taking what action against the new U.S. president?
(a) Maiming him.
(b) Reelecting him.
(c) Killing him.
(d) Impeaching him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Catherine always arrives home to greet Henry and Iris at what time of the evening?

2. Lizzie first notices the handsome man in the green coat while she is using what form of transportation?

3. Who says hello to Lizzie on Saturday when she is at the supermarket?

4. At the Smithsonian, which characters want to see exhibits about space?

5. Lizzie describes her texts with which character as "scrupulously chaste" (185)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What purpose does Offill have in mind when including the detail that Catherine always gets home from work at seven in the evening?

2. Describe two incidents that demonstrate Lizzie's concern about the growing feelings of hate in the wake of Trump's election.

3. What political event has just occurred when Chapter Three begins?

4. What do the keys featured in Chapter Three symbolize?

5. What drastic step does Sylvia decide to take in Chapter Four?

6. In what way does Offill use the character of Lorraine to demonstrate the frustration felt by many Americans in the wake of the 2016 election?

7. In what kind of dwelling do Ben and Catherine live and what is the significance of this fact?

8. To which historical event does Lizzie compare the U.S. presidential election of 2016 and why?

9. For what reason does Lizzie stay home during the three weeks of Ben and Eli's absence in Chapter Four?

10. What detail does Henry share with Lizzie in Chapter Four that compels her to go to Ben with her concerns?

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