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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 231 - 288.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the backpacker that Norm was seeing extramaritally when he was with Katie?
(a) Regina.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Penelope.
(d) Emily.

2. What is the slogan on the protest signs that Anka paints for the group at Nicotine house?
(a) TTIP BAD TRIP.
(b) BRING TTIP DOWN.
(c) STAND AGAINST TTIP.
(d) SIT AGAINST TTIP.

3. What literary device is used in the following sentence from the book: "Norm's death is a runaway train" (701)?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Assonance.

4. What does Jazz tell Matt after their sexual fantasy interlude involving the balcony and virtual realty?
(a) She is in love with him.
(b) She is married.
(c) She is moving to Hawaii.
(d) She is breaking up with him.

5. What group administers the Nicotine house, according to Rob?
(a) Community Action Association.
(b) Activist Housing United.
(c) Community Housing Action.
(d) Anarchy Housing Community.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word used in the novel refers to the practice among those with power or influence favoring relatives or friends by giving them jobs?

2. Where has Penny taken a job after the abandonment of the Nicotine house?

3. What is the new destination that Sorry, Rob, and Jazz agree on as they leave Oklahoma?

4. Where does Matt consider to be the place where marriage is where people retire from sex?

5. Who tells Penny the truth about Katie and her father's past?

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