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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 fell into concrete and had to be hosed off.
(b) She was working in the yard when the sprinklers came on.
(c) She fell into the newly constructed fountain.
(d) She was caught in the rain while shopping.

2. When Lizabeth was 5 years old, want did she want to be when she grew up?
(a) A princess.
(b) A fairy.
(c) A cowboy.
(d) An astronaut.

3. What year is Lizabeth's aunt's car?
(a) 1998.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1957.
(d) 1966.

4. What is the name of Lizabeth's dog?
(a) Ratdog.
(b) Fletch.
(c) Ferguson.
(d) Rover.

5. What happens when Matt falls in the back yard in Chapter 6?
(a) He breaks his arm.
(b) All of the answers are correct.
(c) Lizabeth starts laughing.
(d) The dog jumps on top of him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lizabeth's last name?

2. What style of architecture is Lizabeth's house?

3. What task does Matt ask Lizabeth to do?

4. How old is Lizabeth?

5. What is the name of the officer who responds to Lizabeth's first call for assistance?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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.

4. During a particularly bad rainstorm, Matt convinces Lizabeth to dance like a fairy on a board positioned above a mud puddle. How does Lizabeth feel about this rain dance, and what does it symbolize to her?

5. After a long conversation about the boundaries of their relationship, Lizabeth tells Matt that she is leaving him in charge. What is she leaving him in charge of and why?

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

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

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

10. 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?

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