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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 stick that Claire finds in New York shaped like?
(a) "T."
(b) A "Y."
(c) "Z."
(d) "V."

2. In Chapter 23 when Andy wakes up in the early morning and sees his friends asleep around him, how does he feel?
(a) Depressed and lonely.
(b) Single.
(c) Protected by their presence.
(d) So happy he could die.

3. In Chapter 25, what does Andy say you have to live with when you're middle class?
(a) The are middle of the road.
(b) The fact that history will ignore you.
(c) There is always somebody richer than you.
(d) You have nothing to define you.

4. Who is Bunny Hollander?
(a) Dag's long lost relative.
(b) The owner of the car Dag torched.
(c) The landlord of the bungalow complex.
(d) Dag's new roommate.

5. What does Elvissa do for a living?
(a) She is a waitress.
(b) She is a pharmacist.
(c) She is a stripper.
(d) No one is sure.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Elvissa?

2. In Chapter 29, what does Dag say Bunny looks like?

3. When Claire is storming out of his place, what word does Tobias use to describe her?

4. What does Dag recall his father said gasoline smelled like in Chapter 16?

5. Where is Claire heading for Christmas in Chapter 24?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the title of the story Elvissa tells, "The Boy with the Hummingbird Eyes"?

2. In Chapter 28, what do we find out was the reason Tobias was attracted to Claire?

3. What does Andy say about his brother Tyler's group of friends, the "Global Teens"?

4. When Andy and Tyler go shopping on Christmas Eve, why does Andy believe people are looking at them strangely?

5. What does Andy's mother say on the topic of children never leaving home?

6. What does Andy say is the kiss of death, personality-wise in Chapter 25?

7. What does Andy explain about his father's health in Chapter 25?

8. What memory of his parents does Tobias share in Chapter 17?

9. How does Elvissa get her name?

10. What does Andy tell Dag about a little Japanese girl he lived with in Chapter 29?

(see the answer keys)

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