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

2. When Lizzie gives an example of Sylvia's former optimism, she discusses a time when someone asked her a question about what element?
(a) Gag reflex.
(b) Applause.
(c) Shame.
(d) Dismay.

3. Who "pulled some strings" (21) to get Lizzie her job?
(a) Sylvia.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Henry.
(d) Ben.

4. What term does Eli use to describe the phase of the moon when Lizzie points it out to him in Chapter One?
(a) Full.
(b) Waning crescent.
(c) New.
(d) Waxing crescent.

5. Lizzie states that it is harder for her to travel far from home during which season?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often during his waking hours does Henry text Lizzie once Catherine is approaching her due date?

2. When Lizzie once took Eli along on one of Sylvia's excursions, they went to what type of location?

3. Lizzie asserts that there is nothing to do around the home of Catherine's parents, except for taking what action?

4. Sylvia told Lizzie during the excursion with Eli that, "Children cannot abide" (96) what?

5. What products does Ben create at work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What habit does Henry adopt when Catherine's due date draws near?

2. For what reason does Offill include Mohan's opinions about the upcoming election in Chapter Two?

3. What is the significance of Sylvia's explanation of the human response to applause in Chapter Two?

4. What new development occurs in Henry's life in Chapter One?

5. Why is Lizzie relieved when Henry and Catherine decide not to have a big wedding?

6. In what location does the narrative of Weather: A Novel take place?

7. What is the significance of the scene in which Eli and Lizzie gaze at the moon together in Chapter One?

8. Discuss an instance when the motif of dreams enters the narrative of Chapter Two.

9. What is Hell and High Water and how does Lizzie get involved with it?

10. Characterize the relationship between Lizzie and her brother Henry.

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