Wave (novel) Quiz

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Take our free Wave quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

Directions: Click on the correct answer.

Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why did Deraniyagala not stop to knock on her parents' hotel room door as they ran from the wave? (from Part 1, “Yala, Sri Lanka, December 26, 2004”)

She knew it would slow them down.

She thought Steve had notified them.

She decided to try to call using her cell phone.

She thought they were not there.

2.

Why did Deraniyagala's mother have the pond in Deraniyagala's childhood home filled in? (from Part 7)

Because it was too much work.

Because it overflowed when it rained.

Because the pond leaked under the floors.

Because she did not like the fish.

3.

Why did Deraniyagala enjoy mixing pills and alcohol? (from Part 1, “Colombo, The First Six Months After”)

Because it made her sleep.

Because she thought it increased the likelihood she would die.

Because it caused her to hallucinate.

Because the combination made her forget what had happened.

4.

Why did Deraniyagala tell the Rosenbaums that Steve is dead? (from Part 9)

Because they knew Steve when he was young.

Because they had known Steve's parents.

Because they kept pushing for answers.

Because they assumed she was divorced.

5.

Why was Deraniyagala upset with herself for replacing the hall carpet in her house in London? (from Part 6)

She knew how much Steve liked the carpet.

She wished she had kept it for the memories it held.

She thought the boys would have been upset at her for replacing the carpet.

She believed by doing so she was destroying something the boys touched.

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