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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Lizet tell her Investigative Biology Lab instructor about the internship in Chapter 34?
(a) That she could not afford the fees for it.
(b) That she was leaving school and would not attend.
(c) That she would be happy to accept it.
(d) That she would not be able to take it.

2. Where did Ethan say his father lived in Chapter 25?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Spokane.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Portland.

3. What word from the text refers to a gelatinous substance obtained from various kinds of red seaweed and used in biological culture media?
(a) Agar.
(b) Lipid.
(c) Acid.
(d) Diozone.

4. What was the celebration called that was a year's-end tradition involving much more than drinking outside all day on campus property, according to the narrative in Chapter 35?
(a) Night Flights.
(b) Hall Fall.
(c) Line Town.
(d) Hill Spill.

5. Where did Jaquelin go for Spring Break in Chapter 29?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Honduras.
(c) France.
(d) Miami.

6. Where did Ethan get accepted into grad school?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Yale.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Berkeley.

7. What was the name of the group with whom Jillian participated in an arch sing in Chapter 26?
(a) The Happy-Hours.
(b) The Lost Voices.
(c) The Oxfords.
(d) The All-Nighters.

8. How many months away does Lizet say it was until September 2001 when her father took her to the airport in Chapter 35?
(a) 14 months away.
(b) 9 months away.
(c) 18 months away.
(d) 6 months away.

9. Who was the woman at the rally that spoke to Lizet and her mother about the drunk drivers on New Year's Eve in Chapter 23?
(a) Anna.
(b) Pat.
(c) Myra.
(d) Louise.

10. What term refers to a principle from philosophy the deduces that of two explanations for an occurrence the one that requires the least speculation is usually the better one?
(a) Distributive justice.
(b) Category of being.
(c) A priori and a posteriori.
(d) Occam's razor.

11. Who did Lizet believe had replaced her as her mother's new adopted daughter in Chapter 33?
(a) Caridaylis.
(b) Anna Maria.
(c) Tracy.
(d) Leidy.

12. What is Lizet contemplating the importance or meanlinglessness of in the conclusion of Chapter 36?
(a) Family.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Love.
(d) Voting.

13. C. elegans is described in Chapter 25 as being a type of what creature?
(a) Arachnid.
(b) Roundworm.
(c) Snake.
(d) Flatworm.

14. What did Lizet find in her mother's fridge when she arrived home for a surprise visit in Chapter 31?
(a) Very little of anything.
(b) Left-over Chinese takeout.
(c) Piles of leftover casseroles.
(d) An abundance of vegetables.

15. What club did Omar take Lizet to in order to celebrate her grades in Chapter 22?
(a) Sunset.
(b) Ozone.
(c) White Horse.
(d) Caliente.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Ethan say his Happy Hours study group met in Chapter 25?

2. What type of guys did Jillian say she preferred in Chapter 26?

3. On what day of the week did Ariel Hernandez leave the United States in Chapter 35?

4. How many years have passed since the Ariel raid in Chapter 36?

5. Who loaned Lizet the shirt she wore to the club in Chapter 22?

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