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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 is the name of the cat at Lizabeth's house?
(a) Snowball.
(b) Fluffy.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Carol.

2. Matt refuses to open a letter that Lizabeth finds in a stack of papers. Who is the letter from?
(a) An estranged relative.
(b) His father.
(c) All of the answers are correct.
(d) J. Hallahan

3. What is the name of Lizabeth's aunt?
(a) Elsie.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Rhonda.
(d) Diane.

4. When the intruder appears in Chapter 6, what does Lizabeth do?
(a) Laughs uncontrollably.
(b) Screams for Matt.
(c) Turns on the lights.
(d) Tells him to run.

5. What does Lizabeth's aunt feed the children for lunch?
(a) Chocolate ice cream.
(b) Nachos.
(c) Grilled-cheese sandwiches.
(d) Soup.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Whose driveway does the intruder go into?

4. At what time does Lizabeth awaken after the dinner at which Jason spills his milk?

5. To what position does Matt promote Lizabeth?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Aunt Elsie is determined to stay up and see the "pervert." Is her (im)patience rewarded? How does she react to his appearance?

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

5. What do you think was the purpose of including the fact that Lizabeth wanted to be a fairy when she grew up?

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

7. 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?

8. The novel starts with Lizabeth looking for a job at a construction site. What do you think the draw of a job in the construction industry would be to a woman like Lizabeth?

9. Elsie's first impression of Lizabeth's house when she drives up is that Lizabeth still doesn't let reality interfere with her imagination. What is meant by this statement?

10. What happens when Lizabeth thinks she hears the flasher throwing stones against her window the morning after her first sighting of him?

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