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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 49.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) Albany.
(b) Yonkers.
(c) Malvern.
(d) Nyack.

3. What port city stands in the background of the 13-year-old girl who is introduced in the opening of the novel?
(a) London.
(b) Cartagena.
(c) Shanghai.
(d) Singapore.

4. What does Norm say Matt does for a living in 2005?
(a) He is a tax assessor.
(b) He is a garbage truck designer.
(c) He is an entertainment lawyer.
(d) He is a bank examiner.

5. How old is Penny's father said to be in 2005?
(a) 67.
(b) 45.
(c) 83.
(d) 71.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the middle-aged American man wear around his neck in the opening of the novel?

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

3. In 2016, Norm tells Penny, "I want to die with my boots on, like" whom (13)?

4. What did Penny major in during college?

5. What does Norm do when presented with his pet cat in the hospice?

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