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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 170 - 231.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Norm's parents die?
(a) In a house fire.
(b) In a car accident.
(c) In a shipwreck.
(d) In an airplane wreck.

3. Where is Matt's office located?
(a) Somerset.
(b) Jersey City.
(c) Newark.
(d) Bayonne.

4. What word used in the novel refers to the practice among those with power or influence favoring relatives or friends by giving them jobs?
(a) Egalitarianism.
(b) Anarchy.
(c) Despotism.
(d) Nepotism.

5. How is Matt's car described?
(a) A blue HumVee.
(b) A blue Audi.
(c) A black Audi.
(d) A black Corvette.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What percentage of trash is made up of air, according to Matt?

3. Who says of the squatters in the Nicotine house, "It's like having bedbugs that do the dishes" (138)?

4. On what floor does Matt live?

5. What does Penny say her mother's profession is in 2016?

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