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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 49 - 108.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What style of hat is Penny's father said to be wearing in the sweat lodge in 2005?
(a) A Peruvian hat.
(b) A French beret.
(c) A turban.
(d) A cowboy hat.

2. What does Norm say he has spent half his life studying to the nurse in the hospice care facility in 2016?
(a) Political theory.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Shamanism.
(d) Catholicism.

3. What television show does Norm request to watch when dismissing the hospice director in 2016?
(a) Jeopardy.
(b) Wheel of Fortune.
(c) The Simpsons.
(d) Cheers.

4. What do Sorry and Penny prepare to take to the potluck?
(a) An artichoke salad.
(b) A tuna salad.
(c) A macaroni salad.
(d) A lentil salad.

5. In 2016, Norm tells Penny, "I want to die with my boots on, like" whom (13)?
(a) Ambrose Bierce.
(b) Robert Redford.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) Christopher McAndiss.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much younger is Amalia than her eldest stepson?

2. What port city stands in the background of the 13-year-old girl who is introduced in the opening of the novel?

3. What is the 13-year-old girl screaming at in the opening of the novel?

4. With whom does Amalia appear to have an obsession in the novel?

5. What is Patrick's profession at the time of Norm's death?

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