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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 German book Jack sees at Howard's?
(a) Sein und Leben.
(b) Das Aegyptische Todtenbuch.
(c) Die Bibel.
(d) Das Buch der Geschwister.

2. Who/what calls the event a "feathery plume"?
(a) The fire captain.
(b) Heinrich.
(c) The radio.
(d) The television.

3. In Chapter 35, what is Babette wearing "almost all the time"?
(a) Sweatsuit.
(b) Academic robes.
(c) Business suit.
(d) Evening gown.

4. What is the name of the material the emergency worker's suits are made out of?
(a) Spandex.
(b) Mylar.
(c) Mucinex.
(d) Mylex.

5. Which character says, "Why do I feel so good when I'm with Wilder? It's not like being with the other kids."?
(a) Jack.
(b) Murray.
(c) Babette.
(d) Howard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which member of the family notices that they are running out of gas?

2. What animal is featured in Orest's quest to break a world record?

3. What is Orest's last name?

4. Who returns home in Chapter 29 and begins throwing things out of his/her closet?

5. What is the name of Book 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jack follow Winnie Richards in Chapter 25? Are his reasons valid?

2. Why is Denise concerned about Babette going running, and what does she do about it?

3. Where does Jack discover Babette's Dylar?

4. What does Winnie Richards think of Babette's condition and of the true purpose of Dylar?

5. What is the Law of Ruins Jack describes?

6. When the family does not want to cook, where do they go and what do they eat?

7. Murray says that there are two kinds of people, killers and diers. Which one does Jack say he is and why?

8. What is the (potentially wrong) answer Denise gives Babette when Babette wonders why UFOs always come from upstate?

9. Whom does Jack give the sample of Dylar to, and why?

10. Why is Heinrich crouched outside on the roof at the beginning of Book 2?

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