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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 was Catherine's drug of choice before she got sober?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Methamphetamine.
(c) Heroin.
(d) Adderall.
2. What is the name of Henry's girlfriend?
(a) Joanna.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Penelope.
(d) Janis.
3. In what location do Henry and Catherine get married in Chapter Two?
(a) Their own apartment.
(b) The park.
(c) City Hall.
(d) Lizzie's apartment.
4. What does Eli normally call Lizzie?
(a) Lizzie.
(b) Mom.
(c) Mother.
(d) Mama.
5. Sylvia's podcast predicts what sort of future for humankind?
(a) No future.
(b) A labor-intensive future.
(c) A bright future.
(d) A bleak future.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Lizzie provides an example of Sylvia's current pessimism, she discusses a time when Sylvia gave her answer in the form of a quote by William Derham from which year?
2. What term does Eli use to describe the phase of the moon when Lizzie points it out to him in Chapter One?
3. Chapter One takes place in which month?
4. Lizzie cites a study asserting that how many of the world's richest billionaires own as many assets as half of humanity?
5. What action is Henry taking as he shares with Lizzie his fears about becoming a father?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the protagonist's immediate family as depicted in Chapter One of Weather: A Novel.
2. What does Ben do for Lizzie on her birthday?
3. Discuss the demographics of Eli's school and how Lizzie feels about them.
4. In what location does the narrative of Weather: A Novel take place?
5. What is "looping," (43) according to Lizzie?
6. Discuss an instance when the motif of dreams enters the narrative of Chapter Two.
7. What is the significance of the scene in which Eli and Lizzie gaze at the moon together in Chapter One?
8. What is Hell and High Water and how does Lizzie get involved with it?
9. Where does Henry go when he loses his apartment in Chapter One?
10. What is the significance of Sylvia's explanation of the human response to applause in Chapter Two?
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