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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 108 - 170.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Norm when he dies?
(a) 75.
(b) 77.
(c) 93.
(d) 82.

2. What does Penny's father describe cutting in half with scissors as a metaphor for rape in 2005?
(a) A blanket.
(b) A baby mouse.
(c) A curtain.
(d) An earthworm.

3. Where did Norm attend graduate school?
(a) Cambridge University.
(b) Columbia University.
(c) New York University.
(d) Princeton University.

4. Where does Barry say he is from at the Tranquility house?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Louisville.
(c) Houston.
(d) Brooklyn.

5. Where was Norm's family living when his first wife took off?
(a) Sao Paulo.
(b) Cartagena.
(c) Astoria, Queens.
(d) St. Paul.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of cereal does Penny buy at the grocery store after her father's death?

2. What is Penny doing when she is first introduced in 2005?

3. The five tall pale men described walking from a burning Christmas tree in the beginning of the novel are said to be just south of what city in New York?

4. What does Norm say he has spent half his life studying to the nurse in the hospice care facility in 2016?

5. What are Anka's parents' professions?

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