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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time does Daniel's appointment get rescheduled for when he calls the office?
(a) 4:00 p.m.
(b) 3:00 p.m.
(c) 7:00 p.m.
(d) 6:00 p.m.

2. What does Natasha define romantic love as being in the novel?
(a) Temporary and nonprovable.
(b) A basic known fact.
(c) Dependent upon Fate.
(d) Everlasting and true.

3. When she is asked about how she surmises she will die, Natasha tells Daniel that as a black woman living in the United States, she is most likely to die at what age?
(a) 65.
(b) 82.
(c) 39.
(d) 78.

4. What is the first question from Category #2 (medium intimacy) that Daniel and Natasha choose to ask one another?
(a) Would you like to be famous?
(b) How do you feel about your relationship with your mother?
(c) What is your most treasured memory?
(d) Do you have a secret hunch about how you will die?

5. How does Daniel surmise he will die when he and Natasha as asking questions of one another from the study?
(a) Murder.
(b) Kidney disease.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Cancer.

6. From what narrative perspective is “Charles Jae Won Bae: A Future History" related?
(a) Fourth-person.
(b) First-person.
(c) Second-person.
(d) Third-person.

7. Where is Natasha's family from?
(a) Iraq.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) Haiti.
(d) Korea.

8. How old was Daniel when he claims Charlie stopped liking him?
(a) 8.
(b) 9.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

9. What Bob Marley song is Peter listening to as he packs his suitcase in the beginning of the novel?
(a) "Buffalo Soldier."
(b) "No Woman, No Cry."
(c) "Three Little Birds."
(d) "Exodus."

10. How old is Peter in the beginning of the novel?
(a) 9.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

11. What aspect of Natasha's appearance does Daniel find himself staring at as they leave the coffee shop before her appointment?
(a) Her neck.
(b) Her shoulders.
(c) Her waist.
(d) Her legs.

12. Where did Natasha's mother travel in order to get Natasha a "good" social security card?
(a) Texas.
(b) Florida.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Illinois.

13. What album is depicted on Natasha's phone cover?
(a) "Disentigration."
(b) "The White Album."
(c) "Head Like a Hole."
(d) "Nevermind."

14. What do Daniel's parents want him to be when he grows up?
(a) An actor.
(b) A poet.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A lawyer.

15. How many intimate questions comprise the study about love that Daniel describes in the narrative?
(a) 42.
(b) 36.
(c) 39.
(d) 180.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first question from Category #3 (most intimate) that Natasha and Daniel choose to ask one another?

2. What career does Charlie go into, according to the narrative in “Charles Jae Won Bae: A Future History"?

3. What is Daniel's mother's name?

4. What does Irene want to confiscate but does not, in “Irene: A History"?

5. From what narrative perspective is “Irene: A History" related?

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