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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is one major reason Clay keeps repeating that he thinks they should let the Washingtons stay?
2. Who was Ruth's and G.H.'s contractor on the house?
3. What had the Washingtons done when Clay and Amanda came back to the kitchen?
4. What publication is Clay currently writing a piece for?
5. What memory does Ruth recall in Chapter 14?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Rose decide not to tell the adults about the deer she sees in Chapter 15?
2. In Chapter 14, what does Ruth tell G.H. she is thinking about in terms of happy memories?
3. Why does Amanda refuse to entertain Rose's entreaties to try to meet up with her friend Hazel?
4. Why does Clay indulge Rose's request to take many books to the beach?
5. In Chapter 17, what do Ruth and Amanda work on together that helps them bond just a little?
6. What habit does Clay have that is bad for his health but he still performs relentlessly?
7. What does Ruth notice that she does not like about Clay's and Amanda's presence in the house?
8. Why do G.H. and Ruth say they did not want to go back into New York City?
9. What is Clay's and Amanda's first impression of the Washingtons in Chapter 7?
10. Why do G.H. and Ruth ask to stay the night at the vacation house?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What do Amanda and Clay first think of the house they have rented on Airbnb, and how do Alam's descriptions of the house set the tone for the first sections of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
What are Clay's and Amanda's first reactions to the appearance of Ruth and G.H. Washington at the Airbnb house they are renting, and how do they view their own reactions the next day? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
Why do you think Rose decides not to tell the adults about the many deer she sees the morning after the blackout, and how does Rose end up embodying some survival traits that many others in the novel seem to lack? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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