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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Avel think of his sisters?
(a) They are kind.
(b) They are angelic.
(c) They are unfriendly.
(d) They are lazy.

2. How does Avel get on in South America?
(a) He has a wonderful time.
(b) He has a horrible time.
(c) He has a terrifying time.
(d) He has a stressful time.

3. Who does Avel hire in Chapter 6?
(a) An assistant.
(b) A private detective.
(c) A security guard.
(d) A wedding planner.

4. Why does the store clerk give Harriet and Ione a free item in Chapter 7?
(a) For helping him clean up.
(b) For not calling the police.
(c) For escorting the woman out of the building.
(d) For being threatened by the crazy woman.

5. To Avel, what does the fight in Chapter 4 prove?
(a) That he should stay away from alcohol.
(b) That women find him attractive.
(c) That Thor considers Avel a friend.
(d) That he is manly despite his size.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Harriet?

2. What kind of vehicle were the couples going to use on New Year's Eve in Chapter 4?

3. What causes Thor's affection for Patty Jane to decrease?

4. How does Patty Jane change the longer Thor is gone?

5. What do Avel and Harriet do after driving in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who picks Harriet up in Chapter 2 and where do they go?

2. How does Patty Jane and Ione's relationship change during Patty Jane's pregnancy?

3. How does Thor show a change during his walk home at dawn in Chapter 6?

4. What do we find out about Nora's father in the prologue?

5. Where is "Patty Jane's House of Curl" set? What is the community like?

6. What does Ione organize for the night before Avel is to leave for South America? What does Patty Jane tell Avel to do on that night?

7. Why are Thor and Harriet not thrilled about Patty Jane's pregnancy?

8. What memory does Nora recall about her mother and a man at a drugstore in the prologue?

9. What does Avel send Patty Jane in Chapter 9? What does she do with it?

10. What does Avel give Harriet as an engagement present?

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