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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is with Norm when he dies?
(a) Matt.
(b) Penny.
(c) Amalia.
(d) Patrick.

2. How much younger is Amalia than her eldest stepson?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 13 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 5 years.

3. Who is the 13-year-old girl that is described in the opening of the novel?
(a) Jazz.
(b) Penny.
(c) Amalia.
(d) Sorry.

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

5. How long does Norm tell Penny she will live after he dies in 2016?
(a) 60 years.
(b) 70 years.
(c) 40 years.
(d) 50 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Penny's father tells her that there is no point in loving people if it makes you do what?

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

4. What television show does Norm request to watch when dismissing the hospice director in 2016?

5. What literary device is used in the following sentence from the book: "Norm's death is a runaway train" (701)?

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