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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What numeral is Penny's nose said to look like in 2005?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 2.

2. What does Norm do when presented with his pet cat in the hospice?
(a) He tries to strangle it.
(b) He falls asleep next to it.
(c) He screams.
(d) He weeps.

3. Where does Penny say her more distant brother lives in 2016?
(a) A Middle Eastern country.
(b) Alaska.
(c) A South Pacific island.
(d) A European country.

4. What is the 13-year-old girl screaming at in the opening of the novel?
(a) A dog.
(b) A mule.
(c) A pig.
(d) A cat.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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?

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

4. How did Norm's parents die?

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

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