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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what narrative perspective is “Irene: A History" related?
(a) Fourth-person.
(b) Second-person.
(c) Third-person.
(d) First-person.

2. What gemstone did Daniel's ex-girlfriend compare his eyes to?
(a) Opal.
(b) Smoky quartz.
(c) Sapphire.
(d) Smoky copper.

3. Natasha tells Daniel on the way to her appointment that she secretly believes she will die how?
(a) From drowning.
(b) From cancer.
(c) From a car accident.
(d) From murder.

4. What does "USCIS" refer to in the narrative?
(a) United States Cultural and Immigration Standards.
(b) United States Creationism and Idealization Services.
(c) United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.
(d) United States Confederate Illiteracy Services.

5. Where has Daniel's older brother been forced to withdraw temporarily from college in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Yale.
(b) NYU.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Rutgers.

6. What are the two chemicals that dictate the third stage of attraction, according to the narrator in “Love: A Chemical History"?
(a) Oxytocin and vasopressin.
(b) Testosterone and Estrogen.
(c) Serotonin and vasopressin.
(d) Serotonin and Estrogen.

7. What is Daniel's number one reason for stating that Charlie is an "asshole" in the beginning of the novel?
(a) He hates his own parents.
(b) He wants to date Natasha.
(c) He stole Daniel's ex-girlfiriend.
(d) He is good at everything.

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

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

10. What adjective best describes the character of Irene in “Irene: A History"?
(a) Exuberant.
(b) Veangeful.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Outgoing.

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

12. What is the name of Natasha's best friend?
(a) Bev.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Jennifer.

13. Who is the guard at the USCIS building that inspects Natasha's things at security in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Irene.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Bev.
(d) Andrea.

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

15. The narrator indicates in “Irie: An Etymological History" that to be irie is bo be what?
(a) Between heaven and hell.
(b) Between God and the world.
(c) Exuberant.
(d) Solitary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Natasha's ex-boyfriend that cheated on her?

2. From what condition does Natasha say Asian American men are most likely to die from?

3. What is Daniel's older brother's name?

4. What does Natasha define romantic love as being in the novel?

5. In the study where the researcher put two strangers into a room and had them ask one another intimate questions, how long were the subjects supposed to stare into one another's eyes without speaking?

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