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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. How many kids are in Matt's family?
(a) Four.
(b) None.
(c) Seven.
(d) Two.

2. What is Lizabeth's profession?
(a) Salesperson.
(b) Bank manager.
(c) Construction worker.
(d) Secretary.

3. What does Lizabeth want to do when she sees the intruder in her yard being drenched with rain?
(a) Give him an umbrella.
(b) Scare him by flashing her gun.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Call the police.

4. How old was Matt when he left home?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Twenty.

5. What is Elsie doing at 1:30 in the morning in Chapter 5?
(a) Looking out the window for the intruder.
(b) Walking the dog.
(c) Doing a jigsaw puzzle.
(d) Sleeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lizabeth's response to Matt's question about her hobbies?

2. Matt tells Lizabeth that he will help her find what?

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

4. Why does Lizabeth say that she doesn't think the intruder is a murderer?

5. When Lizabeth was 5 years old, want did she want to be when she grew up?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Lizabeth is faced with two opportunities to free herself from the normal constraints of her life when she finds herself in Matt's home. Describe one of these opportunities and how it represents freedom from those constraints.

3. What possible purpose does the outrageous flasher character have in the storyline? What does he provide the opportunity for?

4. Matt and Lizabeth discuss the flasher and his MO after his second appearance. As they try to figure out who he is, they come up with a couple hypotheses. What do they surmise about the flasher during this discussion?

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

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

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

8. Describe Matt's house and the condition it is in when Lizabeth is first brought there.

9. 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?

10. When Lizabeth is awakened in the middle of the night by pebbles being thrown against her window, what does she imagine it to be?

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