2. What is one major reason Clay keeps repeating that he thinks they should let the Washingtons stay?
(a) Amanda and Clay might be able to leverage their kindness later.
(b) They can cook well.
(c) They are rich.
(d) They are old.

3. Where is the vacation house Amanda and Clay have rented?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) Ocean City, Maryland.
(c) The Hamptons area.
(d) New Jersey.

4. What does Rose see in Chapter 13?
(a) Hawks.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Lots of insects.
(d) Many deer.

5. What does Amanda call Rose that Rose dislikes?
(a) Rosie.
(b) Baby.
(c) Friend.
(d) Sweetie.

6. What does Ruth notice with disdain about the kitchen?
(a) There are dirty dishes in the sink.
(b) There are clothes everwhere.
(c) There are ants on the counter.
(d) There is broken glass on the floor.

7. What had the Washingtons done when Clay and Amanda came back to the kitchen?
(a) Made dinner.
(b) Made drinks.
(c) Opened all the doors.
(d) Set off the smoke alarm.

8. What publication is Clay currently writing a piece for?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) Wired.
(c) The San Francisco Chronicle.
(d) Staid.

9. What does the house exterior look like in Chapter 2?
(a) It is stone.
(b) It is clapboard.
(c) It is tudor.
(d) It is white-painted brick.

10. What does Amanda think about the way the Washingtons look in relation to the question of them owning the house?
(a) She thinks they look too rich to own a home like this.
(b) She thinks they look as if they are more likely to clean the house than own it.
(c) She does not think anything about the way they look in regard to the question of them owning the house.
(d) She thinks they look like exactly the type of people she pictured owning a home like this.

11. What does Clay think of the lights going out in New York City as?
(a) A sign that the rapture is coming.
(b) An inevitability.
(c) A small disturbance.
(d) An Act of God.

12. What does Amanda find herself thinking that the people who owned the vacation house were rich enough for in Chapter 2?
(a) They were rich enough to be lazy.
(b) They were rich enough to be luxurious.
(c) They were rich enough to be tasteless.
(d) They were rich enough to be thoughtful.

13. What does Rose want to take too many of to the beach?
(a) Swimsuits.
(b) Dolls.
(c) Buckets.
(d) Books.

14. What do Amanda and Archie do when they first get to the vacation house?
(a) Hike in the mountains.
(b) Swim in the pool.
(c) Look through the liquor cabinet.
(d) Eat a snack.

15. What is Rose upset about in Chapter 13?
(a) The sky is gray.
(b) The pool is sullied.
(c) The weather is too hot.
(d) The television does not work.