2. What term does Lizzie use to describe Henry's drug of choice prior to getting sober?
(a) Oxycontin.
(b) Pills.
(c) Powders.
(d) Cocaine.

3. Lizzie feels a "surge of" (104) what toward the very pregnant Catherine in Chapter Two?
(a) Envy.
(b) Fondness.
(c) Gratitude.
(d) Anger.

4. Lizzie notices that spikes have been installed at the top of the the playground fence to keep out what creatures?
(a) Sparrows.
(b) Seagulls.
(c) Rats.
(d) Pigeons.

5. Lizzie refers to Eli's obsessive thoughts with the use of which term?
(a) Fixating.
(b) Looping.
(c) Skipping.
(d) Puzzling.

6. What does Eli normally call Lizzie?
(a) Lizzie.
(b) Mother.
(c) Mom.
(d) Mama.

7. What action is Henry taking as he shares with Lizzie his fears about becoming a father?
(a) Chain-smoking cigarettes.
(b) Blinking hard.
(c) Wringing his hands.
(d) Crying.

8. Which birthday is Lizzie approaching in Chapter One?
(a) 44.
(b) 32.
(c) 36.
(d) 48.

9. Which character does Lizzie's mother warn not to watch too much political news that may be upsetting?
(a) Lizzie.
(b) Ben.
(c) Eli.
(d) Henry.

10. Lizzie asserts that there is nothing to do around the home of Catherine's parents, except for taking what action?
(a) Reading.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Sitting quietly.
(d) Walking around.

11. Catherine plans to take how many months of maternity leave after Iris is born?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

12. Ben has a PhD in which discipline?
(a) History.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Literature.
(d) Political Science.

13. What is the name of Henry's girlfriend?
(a) Janis.
(b) Joanna.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Penelope.

14. 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.

15. In which state do Ben's parents currrently live?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Maine.
(c) New York.
(d) Florida.