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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. Who is the person that knocks over the vase accidentally, which causes Wallace to wake up?
(a) Jen.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Ben.
(d) Randy.

2. Miriam Brown is known as the town's most infamous __________ and she has one of her babies with her.
(a) Mayor.
(b) Writer.
(c) Prostitute.
(d) Alcoholic.

3. Kathleen dresses quickly in the morning so that Jen will not see _____________, it seems.
(a) That she is leaving.
(b) That she doesn't like her.
(c) Her naked.
(d) That she loves Jen.

4. What is the holiday on which Jen is sick and tries to get Eric to come over to help her during this time?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Valentine's Day.
(c) Easter.
(d) Halloween.

5. There is another group in town called the _______________ who are New Age folks that are trying to share goodwill with everyone they meet.
(a) Cosmica Ramas.
(b) The Team.
(c) True Lovers.
(d) A Blinding Light.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jen thinks that _______ are the best gatherings she knows about, along with getting together at the bedside of a dying person.

2. Since life is filled with insane situations, it seems that there is no reason to try to approach life as though these situations were always _____________.

3. How many people does Jen work for during the week, allowing her to spend the rest of the time writing?

4. What is the occupation of Jen when the story first begins for the reader, though it is said she is bad at this on her own?

5. Jen's father is the son of ________ in Tokyo, while Jen's mother is an Englishwoman, according to the story.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Megan believe that Jen cleans houses for a living, as she explains when they are talking?

2. What happens between the children before they decide to go into the hospital after the surgery?

3. What does the family do in the days leading up to Wallace's surgery, trying to forget about what's to happen?

4. What does Kathleen offer as an explanation for what happened at Jen and her meeting?

5. What happens when Jen gets really drunk after calling up Kathleen after their missed appointment?

6. What has happened to all of Jen's male friends, or so she remembers when she is driving away from the hospital?

7. What happens in order to wake Wallace up and to get him talking to his children in the room?

8. What does Kathleen say about the relationship between Eric and Jen, according to the story?

9. What is the living situation of Jen at the beginning of the story and how did she come upon this arrangement?

10. Why doesn't Jen decide to tell Eric about the brain tumor that her father has been diagnosed as having?

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