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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is Penny doing when she is first introduced in 2005?
(a) Writing.
(b) Singing.
(c) Reading.
(d) Smoking.
2. Where did Norm attend graduate school?
(a) New York University.
(b) Cambridge University.
(c) Columbia University.
(d) Princeton University.
3. What does the middle-aged American man wear around his neck in the opening of the novel?
(a) A scarf.
(b) Binoculars.
(c) A Tibetan necklace.
(d) An ascot.
4. What do Sorry and Penny prepare to take to the potluck?
(a) A lentil salad.
(b) A tuna salad.
(c) A macaroni salad.
(d) An artichoke salad.
5. Where does Sorry invite Penny to go with her for a potluck?
(a) Stayfree.
(b) Tranquility.
(c) The DJD.
(d) The ACLU.
6. How old is Penny in 2005?
(a) 19.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 16.
7. What drug does Sorry claim cigarettes have replaced for her when she meets Penny?
(a) Lithium.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Valium.
(d) Xanax.
8. In what month does Penny first go to Jersey City to find her grandparents' house?
(a) March.
(b) April.
(c) July.
(d) June.
9. According to Sorry, how many people in the West Bank have Jordanian passports?
(a) 25%.
(b) 45%.
(c) 80%.
(d) 65%.
10. What does Penny say her mother's profession is in 2016?
(a) HR manager at an investment bank.
(b) Hedge fund CFO.
(c) Service manager at a top restaurant.
(d) Entertainment lawyer.
11. What style of hat is Penny's father said to be wearing in the sweat lodge in 2005?
(a) A cowboy hat.
(b) A turban.
(c) A Peruvian hat.
(d) A French beret.
12. What was Jazz out of town to visit prior to meeting Penny?
(a) A publishing conference.
(b) A medical conference.
(c) A women's poetry book collective.
(d) A freelancer's union convention.
13. Who wrote The Gender of the Gift?
(a) Ryan O'Brian.
(b) James Laughton.
(c) Marilyn Strathern.
(d) Jennifer Wilson.
14. What kind of cereal does Penny buy at the grocery store after her father's death?
(a) Frosted Flakes.
(b) Raisin Bran.
(c) Nutola.
(d) Cheerios.
15. How did Norm's parents die?
(a) In a house fire.
(b) In a shipwreck.
(c) In a car accident.
(d) In an airplane wreck.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Norm do when presented with his pet cat in the hospice?
2. What is the 13-year-old girl screaming at in the opening of the novel?
3. What television show does Norm request to watch when dismissing the hospice director in 2016?
4. What does "DJD" stand for in the novel?
5. What is the house theme at the DJD house?
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