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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Three.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lizzie reports that her "crankiest" (19) patrons are which people?
(a) Students.
(b) Parents.
(c) Guest speakers.
(d) Professors.

2. Lizzie annually reads the diaries of which writer as her own birthday approaches?
(a) Gertrude Stein.
(b) Walt Whitman.
(c) Virginia Woolf.
(d) Sylvia Plath.

3. What products does Ben create at work?
(a) Instruction manuals.
(b) Video games.
(c) Microchips.
(d) Documentaries.

4. How many times has Lorraine given advice to Lizzie?
(a) 3.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) Thousands.
(d) 1.

5. Who urges Lizzie to hurry up and get rich if she expects to protect her family from the effects of climate change?
(a) Catherine.
(b) Ben.
(c) Sylvia.
(d) Henry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry have in his hand when Lizzie arrives to watch Iris in Chapter Three?

2. What term do psychologists use to describe most people's default reaction to a scary situation?

3. Sylvia uses what type of insect in an illustration of the concept of interconnectedness?

4. The adjunct professor described by Lizzie has been working on his dissertation for how many years?

5. The townspeople featured in the epigraph of Weather: A Novel declare themselves to be what entities?

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