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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 Rose upset about in Chapter 13?

2. What does Clay think is decent proof that the Washingtons are who they say they are?

3. What does G.H. do for a living?

4. What school did Ruth used to work at?

5. Who is at the door in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what does Amanda tell Clay she wishes she had of his that she does not actually mean?

2. Why is Amanda angry with Clay in Chapter 10?

3. Why do G.H. and Ruth say they did not want to go back into New York City?

4. How do the adults try to get information about what is happening in the outside world in Chapter 11?

5. In Chapter 12, why are G.H. and Ruth comforted by the things in the basement of the vacation house?

6. What does G.H. offer to Clay and Amanda to try to convince them to let him and Ruth stay the night?

7. In Chapter 14, what does Ruth tell G.H. she is thinking about in terms of happy memories?

8. Why does Rose decide not to tell the adults about the deer she sees in Chapter 15?

9. In Chapter 11, what do the Washingtons sheepishly ask Clay and Amanda for?

10. What happens to Clay that unsettles him in Chapter 16?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does G.H. Washington think that his former building contractor, Danny, might be able to help them, and what does G.H. think when it turns out that Danny reacts very differently to his visit than G.H. had anticipated? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Which characters in the novel seem to have the most faith in other people, especially once the scale of the crises begins to become clearer? Which characters seem to lack as much of this kind of faith? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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