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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 does Patty say she will catch up with Jamie?
(a) After she has had a good cry.
(b) After she has talked to Van.
(c) After she has drank her coffee.
(d) After she has called the police.

2. What does Patty say they will be doing for the rest of their lives if they don't get over Van?
(a) Vomiting in the bathroom.
(b) Drinking in the closet.
(c) Living in the trailer.
(d) Hiding in the bureau.

3. Where does Patty go to phone in sick?
(a) Earl's house.
(b) The grocer's.
(c) The package store.
(d) The butchers.

4. Which of the following people don't survive the bomb?
(a) Agnes.
(b) Nin.
(c) Earl.
(d) Jamie.

5. What does Patty carry Jamie back to the trailer like?
(a) A baby.
(b) A puppy.
(c) A Hollywood actress.
(d) A wounded animal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Desrochers suggest Jamie give his mother for Christmas?

2. What was Earl's job in the world destroyed by the bomb?

3. What does Patty get out of the cabinet when she gets home?

4. Where does Patty go every Tuesday?

5. What does Patty tell Earl she thought they might have to live in forever?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jamie remember about the waiter?

2. Why does Jamie step into the hallway in this chapter?

3. Describe the argument between Patty and Jamie in this section?

4. What does Jamie feel about ice skating?

5. Why does Van leave?

6. Why is Mrs. Desrochers so concerned about Jamie?

7. How does Jamie react when his mother disappears down the road?

8. Summarize the novel.

9. How does Earl help Patty in Chapter 9?

10. How does Mrs. Desrochers respond to Patty's defensiveness?

(see the answer keys)

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