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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has shot Carruth in Chapter 14?
(a) Captain Landis.
(b) Mr. Cutler.
(c) Pardon Crandall.
(d) Samuel Wilbeforce.

2. Who is the lawyer that has asked Thatcher to make a statement in court in Chapter 16?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Kimble.
(c) Waterson.
(d) Thomas.

3. Where is Johann Miescher from?
(a) Germany.
(b) Norway.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Yugoslavia.

4. Who did Tig say "had perfected all the kinds of fun that didn't cost anything" (428)?
(a) "Cubans."
(b) "Italians."
(c) "Mexicans."
(d) "The French."

5. Where does Willis say Carruth was shot?
(a) In in right hip.
(b) In the left hand.
(c) In the back of the head.
(d) In the shoulder.

6. Who among Iano's siblings is said to run a salmon-fishing charter in Alaska?
(a) Aurelia.
(b) Artemisia.
(c) Antigone.
(d) Darcie.

7. What is the title of the final chapter of the novel?
(a) "The Fall."
(b) "Shelter."
(c) "Survival."
(d) "After."

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

9. Where does Willis Chester say he has taken a job in Chapter 14?
(a) Smith's Dairy.
(b) Wilson Bakery.
(c) Keeley Bakery.
(d) Landis's Auto Shop.

10. Where does Nick insist he wants to go tomorrow when Willa and Iano return home in Chapter 13?
(a) To the graveyard.
(b) To his father's home.
(c) To the synagogue.
(d) To Wisconsin.

11. What is the first principle that Thatcher presents in his debate with Cutler in Chapter 12?
(a) "Survival is not haphazard" (323).
(b) "Death stalks us all!" (321).
(c) "Individuals within a population are variable" (320).
(d) "Traits in their variation are inherited" (320).

12. In the opening of Chapter 16, the narrator states, "Once, for nearly a fortnight, Thatcher slept" where (417)?
(a) "In his car."
(b) "In a tree."
(c) "In an attic."
(d) "In a ditch."

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

14. Who is Aurelia announced to be marrying in Chapter 16?
(a) Mr. Carruth.
(b) Mr. Wilbeforce.
(c) Mr. Dunwiddie.
(d) Mr. Nailburne.

15. Who has driven Mary and Thatcher to the Pine Barrens in Chapter 18?
(a) Mr. Brindle.
(b) Mr. Foggett.
(c) Mr. Nailburne.
(d) Mr. Petrofaccio.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Thatcher say his neighbor (Mary Treat) compares Captain Landis in Chapter 10?

2. How long has it been since Nick's death in the opening of Chapter 15?

3. Where is the architecture specialist from that Chris has arranged to assess Willa's home in Chapter 15?

4. Willa notes in Chapter 11, "Beautiful people liked to claim looks didn't matter, while throwing that currency around like" what (294)?

5. Iano compares himself to what, in regards to his position within his career at the college in Chapter 13?

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