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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ruth tell Amanda she is lucky in Chapter 27?
(a) She has her health.
(b) She has her job.
(c) She has money.
(d) She has her kids with her, but Ruth does not know how her own daughter and grandchildren are.

2. Where do Amanda's parents live?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Santa Fe.
(c) Toldeo.
(d) Chicago.

3. What does Clay suggest that is subversive in Chapter 29, which Amanda hesitates before agreeing to?
(a) Skinny dipping.
(b) Robbing the house next door.
(c) Sitting naked outside and smoking.
(d) Leaving without the kids.

4. What do the adults see in the pool in Chapter 30?
(a) Crows.
(b) Flamingoes.
(c) Leopards.
(d) Deer.

5. What bites Archie that he does not even feel?
(a) A spider.
(b) A tick.
(c) A dog.
(d) A bee.

6. In Chapter 34, what does G.H. say they should do with Archie?
(a) Go to G.H.'s own doctor.
(b) Go to the beach.
(c) Go to the family's pediatrician.
(d) Go to the emergency room.

7. In Chapter 28, what do the adults eat for dinner?
(a) Casserole.
(b) Hamburgers.
(c) Sausage pasta.
(d) Roast turkey.

8. In Chapter 21, what does the narrator say had never been a secret?
(a) The vulnerability of the electrical grid.
(b) The illness of the planet.
(c) The nuclear codes.
(d) The treasures of the ocean.

9. What does the narrator reveals is the fate of the man who runs the laundromat Amada uses?
(a) He will flourish in his business after the disaster.
(b) He will die of cancer.
(c) He will die in a car accident.
(d) He will die trapped in an elevator.

10. What does Ruth make in Chapter 22 for the adults?
(a) Cocktails.
(b) Cake.
(c) Tea.
(d) Coffee.

11. What medicine does Archie take in Chapter 27?
(a) Codeine.
(b) Tylenol.
(c) Benedryl.
(d) Theraflu.

12. What is Amanda's reply when Clay tells her he loves her?
(a) She is just silent.
(b) She says she is worried about Archie.
(c) She tells him she loves him too.
(d) She says she does not love him.

13. Why does Amanda suggest eating something at the end of Chapter 27?
(a) She is very hungry.
(b) She thinks it will help them bond.
(c) She thinks it will stave off illness.
(d) She cannot think of anything else to do.

14. What does G.H. say he thinks is actually happening, as opposed to the end of the world?
(a) A glitch.
(b) A market event.
(c) An anomaly.
(d) A climate event.

15. What does G.H. theorize about the creatures everyone saw in the pool?
(a) They were from a nearby rescue station.
(b) They were there as part of a climate event.
(c) They were from a zoo whose grid failed and they escaped.
(d) They were an illusion.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Archie try to scare Rose in Chapter 19?

2. Who does Amanda secretly prefer working for?

3. What do G.H. and Amanda do together in Chapter 22?

4. What does Archie wish he had brought with him in Chapter 21?

5. What is G.H.'s full name?

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