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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 108 - 170.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Norm's last name?
(a) Smith.
(b) Williams.
(c) Anderson.
(d) Baker.

2. What television show does Norm request to watch when dismissing the hospice director in 2016?
(a) Jeopardy.
(b) The Simpsons.
(c) Cheers.
(d) Wheel of Fortune.

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

4. Who is the author of Life Against Death?
(a) Sarah Smith.
(b) Reginald Gray.
(c) Norman O. Brown.
(d) Rachel Underwood.

5. What are Anka's parents' professions?
(a) U.S. Navy Commander and U.S. Ambassador to France.
(b) Research biologist and American Red Cross executive.
(c) Investment banker and college professor.
(d) English professor and painter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Penny put on after her mother leaves after consoling her about a dream in the beginning of the 2005 narrative?

2. How does Rob describe his sexual identity?

3. How much money did Sorry receive for the drug trial she participated in?

4. Who at the Tranquility house works with a collective that builds puppets for street theater?

5. Where does Sorry invite Penny to go with her for a potluck?

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