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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 is the name of the town where this novel is set?
(a) Blackwell.
(b) Wellfleet.
(c) Blacksmith.
(d) Hopewell.

2. What happened while Jack is waiting at the airport with Tweedy ?
(a) A plane exploded.
(b) A plane was hijacked.
(c) A plane crash landed.
(d) A plane disappeared.

3. How old is Heinrich?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Ten.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Fourteen.

4. Which pop-culture icon is Murray most interested in studying?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) Britney Spears.
(c) Marilyn Monroe.
(d) Elvis Presley.

5. What was the name of the psychic the police used to help them find Mr. Treadwell?
(a) Ariana G.
(b) Adele T.
(c) Andrea C.
(d) Alice B.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did they have to evacuate the school?

2. What Asian food does Bee offer to prepare?

3. What color is Babette's hair?

4. How old is Denise?

5. The closest airport to Blacksmith is near what city?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Jack's German teacher. What does he look like?

2. Characterize Heinrich in terms of the discussion about the rain he has with Jack. What does DeLillo want us to understand about him?

3. Why does Bee say that the people who crash landed went through a bad experience for nothing?

4. What kind of exercise does Babette do? Does Jack join in?

5. What is Jack's position at the college?

6. What is Babette's attitude toward parents watching television with their children?

7. Babette's class at the Church is made of what kind of people learning what activities?

8. Describe how Murray interacts with Jack and Babette at the supermarket.

9. Heinrich is playing chess with someone through letters. Describe his opponent.

10. What is the mood of the family when they are shopping at the mall?

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