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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 word from the novel refers to speaking or acting in an evasive way?
(a) Gregarious.
(b) Interdisciplinary.
(c) Prevarication.
(d) Gusticular.

2. What literary device is used in the following sentence from the novel: "An all-white man in an all-black car, like a grub in a rotten pecan" (192)?
(a) Assonance.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Simile.
(d) Alliteration.

3. How old is Penny in 2005?
(a) 16.
(b) 19.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

4. What information does Penny reveal about Patrick to her mother when she visits after the AIDS conference?
(a) He is moving home.
(b) He is pansexual.
(c) He is anxious.
(d) He is engaged.

5. Of what people does Amalia say she descended?
(a) The Guarani people.
(b) The Chono people.
(c) The Wichi people.
(d) The Kogi people.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the locksmith do when confronted by Rob at the Nicotine house?

3. Whose memoirs is Jazz reading when Rob goes to check in with her the morning after Sorry and Penny are released?

4. What is Tony doing when Penny visits Amalia's home in Morristown after the Matt assault at Nicotine?

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

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