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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. Why is Charity impatient with Sid?
(a) He did not mail the insurance payment
(b) He has tracked mud into the house
(c) He will not face facts
(d) He has not made dinner reservations

2. Larry says that Eden would not be complete without _________________.
(a) Trees
(b) Flowers
(c) Apples
(d) A serpent

3. What does Charity do when she sees the Morgans?
(a) Faints
(b) Smiles
(c) Cries
(d) Screams

4. Where does Sally spend the night?
(a) At a bed and breakfast
(b) At the hospital with Charity
(c) At the cabin
(d) At the Langs' home

5. What job does Larry have?
(a) Photographer
(b) Poet
(c) Editor
(d) Writer

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Hallie's husband?

2. What is Hallie's profession?

3. In what city are the Morgans living in the flashback in Part 2: Chapter 4?

4. What city does Sally say she and Larry were young in?

5. What creature does Larry rescue?

Short Essay Questions

1. What revelation does Sid share with Larry about his life?

2. How has the necessity for rescue changed between the two couples?

3. How is Charity able to assert some control over Larry's life while her own husband resists her attempts?

4. Why is this chapter the climax of the book?

5. Explain the metaphor of Adam and Eve used throughout the novel.

6. Why does Sid not want to go on the family picnic?

7. What is the situation the characters find themselves in when the novel returns to the present day in 1972?

8. What plans has Charity made for her family for after her death?

9. How do the Charity, Sid and Sally remain in character when facing Charity's imminent death?

10. How does the author extend the Adam and Eve metaphor in this chapter?

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