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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Five and Six.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ben and Eli go on a road trip to the California coast with the family of which character?
(a) Eli's paternal grandmother.
(b) Ben's sister.
(c) Eli's maternal grandmother.
(d) Eli's half sister.

2. Which items in the library are now always locked up, according to Lizzie?
(a) Flyers.
(b) Dictionaries.
(c) Compact discs.
(d) Magazines.

3. What feature does Ben offer to build onto the "doomstead" (205) he helps to plan in Chapter Six?
(a) A bunker.
(b) A moat.
(c) A tower.
(d) A garage.

4. Offfill includes a story in Chapter Five about a Desert Father who was able to take what action?
(a) Banish demons.
(b) Make it rain.
(c) Create extra time.
(d) Disappear.

5. What does Henry have in his hand when Lizzie arrives to watch Iris in Chapter Three?
(a) Cash.
(b) A set of keys.
(c) A knife.
(d) A bottle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lizzie and Mrs. Kovinski begin to avoid one another after Lizze says that she will no longer listen to what kind of speech from Mrs. Kovinski?

2. In meditation class in Chapter Three, Margot talks about the difference between which two actions?

3. Lizzie states of Henry in Chapter Four, "My brother never seems to" take what action "anymore" (158)?

4. Who writes the words 'self care' on Henry's hand in Chapter Two?

5. How many months of sobriety has Henry maintained according to Lizzie's report at the end of the novel?

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