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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. Why does Lizzie begin to skip meditation classes in Chapter Three?
(a) The class has become too crowded.
(b) Margot no longer teaches the class.
(c) The class has become too expensive.
(d) The class has gotten too repetitive.

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

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

4. Lizzie officially meets the handsome man from the bus when they run into one another in what location?
(a) The university library.
(b) The back-to-school concert.
(c) The cafe.
(d) The bar.

5. On Will's last day in New York City, he and Lizzie visit what type of location?
(a) An aquarium.
(b) A carnival.
(c) A street fair.
(d) A zoo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lizzie watches Iris before work one morning so that Henry can go run what errand?

2. Lizzie describes Henry's reaction to his divorce by saying that he is "sad but mostly" (155) what?

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

4. What happens when Lizzie calls Sylvia back in Chapter Four?

5. Lizzie enjoys the fact that Will does not mind if she talks endlessly about what subject?

Short Essay Questions

1. What drastic step does Sylvia decide to take in Chapter Four?

2. In what way does Offill use the character of Lorraine to demonstrate the frustration felt by many Americans in the wake of the 2016 election?

3. Who asks Lizzie to name her fears in Chapter Four and what three elements of life does she name?

4. What is "milling" (129) in the context of the field called Disaster Psychology?

5. Discuss an instance when Offill uses a literary device to illustrate some aspect of the sibling relationship between Ben and Lizzie.

6. What do the keys featured in Chapter Three symbolize?

7. For what reason does Offill allude to C.S. Lewis's novel Prince Caspian in Chapter Four?

8. What problem does Henry share with Lizzie in Chapter Three?

9. What political event has just occurred when Chapter Three begins?

10. In what kind of dwelling do Ben and Catherine live and what is the significance of this fact?

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