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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has happened to Sam's mother recently in Chapter 3?
(a) She has gotten a prestigious award.
(b) She has gone bankrupt.
(c) She had been robbed.
(d) She has gotten sick.

2. What is MH's ring made of in Chapter 7?
(a) Platinum.
(b) Titanium.
(c) White gold.
(d) Hemp.

3. In Chapter 15, what is especially unnerving to Sam about what happens in her house?
(a) The burglars ate her food.
(b) The burglars left a note.
(c) The burglars fell asleep in her bed.
(d) The burglars took a tile from her fireplace.

4. What activity takes up most of Sam's daughter's time besides school?
(a) Lacrosse.
(b) Chess club.
(c) Dance class.
(d) A debate group called YAD.

5. Who designed Sam's new house?
(a) Henry James.
(b) Frank Wright.
(c) Ward Wellington Ward.
(d) Helen Henley.

6. How does Sam think of her new house in Chapter 2?
(a) As a paradox.
(b) As a trap.
(c) As a riddle.
(d) As a gift.

7. How does Sam's husband refer to their finances in Chapter 14?
(a) As Ally's money.
(b) As his money.
(c) As our money.
(d) As his father's money.

8. Who performs at the open mic night in Chapter 8?
(a) MH.
(b) Clara.
(c) Laci.
(d) Sam.

9. What does Sam start to suffer from regularly in middle age?
(a) Hot flashes.
(b) Headaches.
(c) Loss of appetite.
(d) Muscle aches.

10. What does Sam do every day to try to keep a connection with her daughter?
(a) Write a letter to her.
(b) Walk outside her school.
(c) Call her.
(d) Text her.

11. In Chapter 10, what does Lily invite Sam to do?
(a) Go to a show in New York City.
(b) Go on a vacation together.
(c) Go to dinner in Syracuse.
(d) Come visit her.

12. What does Sam buy to sleep in at her new house?
(a) A twin bed.
(b) A futon.
(c) A king-sized bed.
(d) A sleeping bag.

13. What does Sam's mother tell her when she says she bought the house?
(a) She needs to make sure she got the best mortgage rate.
(b) She needs to fix it up soon.
(c) She needs to tell her husband right away.
(d) She needs to tell her own daughter.

14. How does Ally first meet her boyfriend?
(a) He is her teacher.
(b) Through her sports activities.
(c) Through YAD.
(d) Through her friends.

15. What startles Sam when she comes home one night when it is raining in Chapter 8?
(a) Her house has been spray-painted in graffiti.
(b) Ally is waiting for her.
(c) Someone is sleeping on her porch.
(d) A cat is at her door.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, what does Sam's husband ask if she has installed in her new house?

2. What is Sam's husband doing when she tells him she is leaving him?

3. In Chapter 5, what is the name of the first group meeting Sam goes to after the election?

4. Who is Ally's boyfriend?

5. What does Sam's husband send for her first day in the house?

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