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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom has Willis Chester become engaged in Chapter 14?
(a) Polly.
(b) Selma.
(c) Mary.
(d) Aurelia.

2. What does Zeke tell Willa he has decided to do concerning Dusty in Chapter 11?
(a) Take custody of Dusty himself.
(b) Grant custody to Tig.
(c) Place Dusty in a new foster home.
(d) Grant custody to Willa and Iano.

3. Where does Uri Carruth say he is from in Chapter 10?
(a) New York.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) Boston.
(d) Utah.

4. Where is the architecture specialist from that Chris has arranged to assess Willa's home in Chapter 15?
(a) Boston.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Cleveland.
(d) New York.

5. Who is giving the lecture that Thatcher attends in the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Professor Bowman.
(b) Professor Wilson.
(c) Professor James.
(d) Professor Petrofaccio.

6. What does "SIDS" refer to in the narrative?
(a) Sudden Internal Death Syndrom.
(b) Synaptic Identity Deterioration Syndrome.
(c) Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
(d) Severe Internal Detachment Syndrome.

7. In what field does Zeke's new girlfriend work?
(a) Manufacturing.
(b) Theater.
(c) Agriculture.
(d) Finance.

8. Who is the janitor that announces someone has been shot in the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) Mr. Goby.
(b) Mr. Jackman.
(c) Mr. Brindle.
(d) Mr. Nailburne.

9. Willa compares listening to the news radio stations to listening to whom reporting on the alien invasion in Chapter 13?
(a) William Watson.
(b) James Day.
(c) Roger Wilson.
(d) Orson Welles.

10. How is Captain Landis's wife widely described as being, according to the narrator in Chapter 12?
(a) Assertive.
(b) Domineering.
(c) Fragile.
(d) Hostile.

11. What famous historical trial regarding evolution is referenced in Chapter 11?
(a) The Henderson Trial.
(b) Roe vs. Wade.
(c) The Scopes Trial.
(d) The Waterson Trial.

12. How old is Dusty said to be in the opening of Chapter 11?
(a) 9 months old.
(b) 7 months old.
(c) 5 months old.
(d) 2 months old.

13. Where does Mary say she will be spending the next winter in Chapter 18?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Texas.
(c) Florida.
(d) New York.

14. On what day of the week is Dusty's birthday party held in Chapter 17?
(a) Friday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Monday.

15. What mosquito-borne disease is described as appearing in Ohio and Pennsylvania in the radio news that Willa observes in Chapter 13?
(a) Zika.
(b) AIDS.
(c) Yellow fever.
(d) Lyme disease.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was on watch the night that Nick died?

2. How many children does Uri Carruth have?

3. How many brothers had Uri Carruth lost to tragedy due to bad working conditions?

4. In Chapter 18, the narrator opens, "Of all seasons in the Pine Barrens, summer was" what (455)?

5. What do Thatcher and Uri eat while having coffee in Chapter 10?

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