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

2. In what type of train car do Eli, Ben, and Lizzie travel to Washington, D.C. in Chapter Three?
(a) Quiet.
(b) Antique.
(c) Private.
(d) Sleeper.

3. Lizzie watches Iris before work one morning so that Henry can go run what errand?
(a) Renew his license.
(b) Buy Catherine a gift.
(c) Buy groceries.
(d) Pay the rent.

4. Who urges Lizzie to hurry up and get rich if she expects to protect her family from the effects of climate change?
(a) Ben.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Sylvia.
(d) Henry.

5. Lizzie feels as if Henry is taking what action when he makes her promise to keep his secret?
(a) Lying to her.
(b) Tying her up with rope.
(c) Disassociating from reality.
(d) Taking a step back.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the time Chapter Four opens, Henry's anxiety has grown to the point where he is washing Iris with what object?

2. On Will's last day in New York City, he and Lizzie visit what type of location?

3. Lizzie states of Henry in Chapter Four, "My brother never seems to" take what action "anymore" (158)?

4. The last stop the family makes in Washington, D.C. is a visit to what kind of museum?

5. NASA reports in Chapter Three that they have discovered how many "new Earth-sized planets" (131)?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason does Offill allude to C.S. Lewis's novel Prince Caspian in Chapter Four?

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

3. How does Ben feel about the results of the election and how does Offill provide this information to the reader?

4. What is "milling" (129) in the context of the field called Disaster Psychology?

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

6. Who asks Lizzie to name her fears in Chapter Four and what three elements of life does she name?

7. What problem does Henry share with Lizzie in Chapter Three?

8. With which character does Lizzie have a second chance encounter in Chapter Four?

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

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

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