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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Melissa see in the house that disturbs her in Chapter 13?
(a) A crack in the window she does not remember.
(b) A group of dead mice in the bathroom.
(c) A black wavy line on the wall by the stairs.
(d) A mysterious painting that came from nowhere.

2. What does Stephanie try to convince her daughter Avril to do that she does not want to do in Chapter 12?
(a) Go to bed.
(b) Eat a new food.
(c) Play in the sand.
(d) Jump into the pool.

3. What is Damian reading in Chapter 12?
(a) War and Peace.
(b) Moby Dick.
(c) Middlemarch.
(d) A Tale of Two Cities.

4. What recipe does Melissa call her mother to ask how to make in Chapter 11?
(a) Eba.
(b) White rice.
(c) Curry.
(d) Pigs in the blanket.

5. What does Melissa tell Damian about Michael?
(a) That he never really loved their children.
(b) That he has quit his job.
(c) That he has moved out temporarily.
(d) That he has moved out of the country.

6. Why did Justin's killer kill him?
(a) He had insulted the gang leader.
(b) He had stolen his killer's girlfriend.
(c) It was part of a gang initiation.
(d) He had robbed his killer before.

7. What kind of game do the adults play on their last night on vacation in Chapter 12?
(a) A game of Skipbo.
(b) A joint story-telling enterprise.
(c) Settlers of Cattan.
(d) A game of strip poker.

8. What does Michael tell Damian about the effect Damian's sleeping with Melissa had on their relationship?
(a) He says it was the reason he and Melissa split up.
(b) He says he hates Damian and will never speak to him again.
(c) He says it was not the thing that broke up the relationship.
(d) He says it devastated both of them.

9. Who was Justin's mother?
(a) Mrs. Jackson.
(b) Esther.
(c) Mrs. Beverly.
(d) Pauline.

10. What does Alice tell Melissa to do about Michael?
(a) Ask him to come home.
(b) Divorce him.
(c) Go to couples therapy with him.
(d) Drain his bank account and then leave him.

11. Why does Damian not tell Stephanie about his affair with Melissa?
(a) He can not bear to see her reaction.
(b) He can not bear to hurt his children.
(c) Stephanie interrupts him before he can.
(d) His therapist told him not to.

12. What kind of medicine does Ria take in Chapter 13?
(a) Tylenol.
(b) Codeine.
(c) Calpol.
(d) Cipro.

13. Who were the people who tried to help Justin as he died?
(a) James and Jacob.
(b) Ethan and Harry.
(c) Aadesh and Hakim.
(d) Jen and Julie.

14. How does Ria's voice sound different to Melissa in Chapter 13?
(a) It is higher.
(b) It sounds older.
(c) It is deeper.
(d) It sounds younger.

15. Who is Ethan's brother?
(a) Michael.
(b) Justin.
(c) Damian.
(d) Ian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ethan involved with that eventually leads to Justin's death?

2. What month does it snow in in Chapter 10?

3. What is Melissa's new job in Chapter 15?

4. Where are the white ribbons placed at the beginning of Chapter 11?

5. What did Ethan's friends call Justin as a nickname?

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