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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Anka's name short for?
(a) Annette Cash.
(b) Ankara.
(c) Anne Catherine.
(d) Anna Karina.

2. Approximately how old does Amalia say she is at the time of Norm's death?
(a) 38.
(b) 61.
(c) 43.
(d) 46.

3. How old is Penny's father said to be in 2005?
(a) 45.
(b) 83.
(c) 67.
(d) 71.

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

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

6. In what month does Penny first go to Jersey City to find her grandparents' house?
(a) July.
(b) March.
(c) June.
(d) April.

7. Where is Norm and Amalia's home in 2016?
(a) Jersey City.
(b) Somerset.
(c) Morristown.
(d) Metuchen.

8. What does Norm say Matt does for a living in 2005?
(a) He is a tax assessor.
(b) He is a bank examiner.
(c) He is a garbage truck designer.
(d) He is an entertainment lawyer.

9. What is Penny doing when she is first introduced in 2005?
(a) Writing.
(b) Singing.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Reading.

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

11. Where does Sorry invite Penny to go with her for a potluck?
(a) The DJD.
(b) Tranquility.
(c) The ACLU.
(d) Stayfree.

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

13. What port city stands in the background of the 13-year-old girl who is introduced in the opening of the novel?
(a) Cartagena.
(b) Shanghai.
(c) Singapore.
(d) London.

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

15. Where is Penny's closer brother living in 2016?
(a) Winchester.
(b) Fort Lee.
(c) Albany.
(d) Princeton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Norm's last name?

2. How long does Norm tell Penny she will live after he dies in 2016?

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

4. What does Norm do when presented with his pet cat in the hospice?

5. Where does Penny say her more distant brother lives in 2016?

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