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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. Why is Lizabeth all wet in Chapter 3?
(a) She was working in the yard when the sprinklers came on.
(b) She fell into the newly constructed fountain.
(c) She was caught in the rain while shopping.
(d) She fell into concrete and had to be hosed off.

2. What does the intruder wear for clothing?
(a) A business suit.
(b) A pair of swim trunks.
(c) Black shirt and pants.
(d) Just a necktie.

3. What is Lizabeth looking for in Chapter 1?
(a) A job.
(b) Her keys.
(c) A husband.
(d) A lost necklace.

4. What job does Matt give to Lizabeth when he goes up on the roof?
(a) Holding his hat.
(b) Holding his hand.
(c) Holding his toolbox.
(d) Holding the ladder.

5. In what state does Lizabeth live?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) Washington.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Idaho.

Short Answer Questions

1. Matt reveals to Lizabeth that he has an incurable disease. What disease does he say he has?

2. What is the name of the man who inappropriately gropes Lizabeth in her first days at the job site?

3. Elsie tells Lizabeth that she is good with what?

4. How does Lizabeth react to the person who awakens her in Chapter 3?

5. What game does Matt offer to play in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Lizabeth surprised by Paul's request to take the boys for a two-week vacation?

2. What is Matt's reaction to Lizabeth's forwardness at the construction site in Chapter 1? What does she think his reaction means?

3. How does Matt attempt to keep Lizabeth's mind off of her boys being gone?

4. Choose one theme shown thus far in the novel and explain its importance to the story line.

5. How does Lizabeth end up falling in wet cement at the construction site?

6. Why might the author have moved Matt and Lizabeth so quickly to a kissing scene?

7. What appears to be Matt's motivation for hiring Lizabeth to do construction work? Is she good at it?

8. Matt's living room is nearly overtaken by a large, shiny, black Harley. Describe the symbolism of the Harley in this novel.

9. What does the Elsie's Cadillac symbolize in the story?

10. What secret does Matt share with Lizabeth after their intimate moment in the bathroom they are restoring, and how does Lizabeth react to his revelation?

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