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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 has Iano surprised Willa with for her birthday in Chapter 17?
(a) A book of Mary's Treat's writings.
(b) Thai food and a bottle of wine.
(c) A new car.
(d) A certified letter from the historical society.

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

3. With whom does Zeke say he is moving in Chapter 17?
(a) Helene.
(b) Aurelia.
(c) Priya.
(d) Polly.

4. Where are Iano and Willa preparing to move in Chapter 17?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) New York.
(c) Cleveland.
(d) Boston.

5. In the conclusion of Chapter 16, the author references the title of the novel in stating, "Without shelter, we stand in" what (426)?
(a) "Daylight."
(b) "Danger."
(c) "Truth."
(d) "Purity."

Short Answer Questions

1. How many siblings does Willa have?

2. What state's presidential primary election is the focus of the news broadcasts in Chapter 13?

3. Who was Darcie's twin sister?

4. Willa compares listening to the news radio stations to listening to whom reporting on the alien invasion in Chapter 13?

5. In the opening of Chapter 16, the narrator states, "Once, for nearly a fortnight, Thatcher slept" where (417)?

Short Essay Questions

1. About what do Jorge and Zeke argue in Chapter 17?

2. What does Thatcher say when he testifies in court in Chapter 16?

3. How have the living/sleeping arrangements in Willa's house changed in Chapter 11? Why?

4. What does Thatcher learn from Willis and Selma in Chapter 14?

5. How would you compare the demeanors of Thatcher and Cutler in the debate in Chapter 12?

6. What are Thatcher's future plans in Chapter 18?

7. How does the debate conclude in Chapter 12?

8. What are Mary's future plans in Chapter 18?

9. Why does Tig's behavior surprise Willa in Chapter 13?

10. Where has Tig decided to move in Chapter 15? Why?

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