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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. How old is Jack going to be?
(a) 59
(b) 55
(c) 51
(d) 49

2. What is the structure Murray and Jack visit, which is claimed to be the "most photographed" such structure?
(a) A church.
(b) A silo.
(c) A barn.
(d) A library.

3. Jack says if Denise is a "pint-sized commissar," then Bee was a "silent" what?
(a) Gem.
(b) Participant.
(c) Witness.
(d) Actor.

4. What does Babette like to drink when she comes from class?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Seltzer.
(c) Iced Tea.
(d) Tea.

5. What kind of car plays a big role in the first chapters of the book, as parents drop off the college students?
(a) Moving vans.
(b) Station wagons.
(c) Sports cars.
(d) Cabs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fabric does Murray customarily dress in?

2. What is the relationship between Dana Breedlove and Jack.

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

4. What is the name of the "barbarian" who died young, whom Jack thinks about in terms of his own death.

5. How much is tuition at the College-on-the-Hill?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bee claim about the conflict between her mother and stepfather?

2. Why do they bring Wilder to the doctor in Chapter 16?

3. Why is Bob Pardee passing through town?

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

5. Why does the chancellor suggest that Jack should change his persona, and what does he suggest?

6. What is so shocking about Jack's trouble with German?

7. Describe the scene that opens the novel, in terms of setting, action and narration.

8. Describe what happens when Denise confronts Babette about the Dylar on the way to the mall.

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

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

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