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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 170 - 231.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what country does Sorry say she is a citizen?
(a) Jordan.
(b) France.
(c) Australia.
(d) New Zealand.

2. What does Penny eat with her mother when she goes to visit her after the AIDS conference?
(a) Chicken soup and French bread.
(b) Tacos and egg rolls.
(c) Ham sandwiches with tomato.
(d) Shrimp jambalaya.

3. What was Jazz out of town to visit prior to meeting Penny?
(a) A medical conference.
(b) A publishing conference.
(c) A women's poetry book collective.
(d) A freelancer's union convention.

4. The headquarters of the CHA are in a former commercial building called what?
(a) Wearhouse.
(b) Harehouse.
(c) Wherehouse.
(d) Warehouse.

5. Why does Penny tell Jazz that if the family did probate, she, her mother, Patrick, and Matt would each receive equal shares of her father's estate?
(a) Because her parents never legally married.
(b) Because her mother was not adopted.
(c) Because his ex-wife has contested the will.
(d) Because he did not make out a will.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Matt enter the Nicotine house in the middle of the night when he cannot sleep?

2. About how old is Tony said to be?

3. What weapon does Jazz bring to the hotel for Matt to use?

4. What literary device is used in the following sentence from the novel: "An all-white man in an all-black car, like a grub in a rotten pecan" (192)?

5. How does Rob describe his sexual identity?

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