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

2. After how long did the drug trial release Sorry as a participant?
(a) 6 weeks.
(b) 4 weeks.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 4 days.

3. Where does Rufus say he started learning about oppression?
(a) The Army.
(b) English Lit. 101.
(c) The Coast Guard.
(d) The Navy.

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

5. 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) Yonkers.
(b) Albany.
(c) Nyack.
(d) Malvern.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how old does Amalia say she is at the time of Norm's death?

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

3. What are Anka's parents' professions?

4. Who is with Norm when he dies?

5. What numeral is Penny's nose said to look like in 2005?

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