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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Norm say he has spent half his life studying to the nurse in the hospice care facility in 2016?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Political theory.
(d) Shamanism.

5. How much taller is Rob than Penny?
(a) 8 inches taller.
(b) 1 foot taller.
(c) 2 inches taller.
(d) 5 inches taller.

6. What is Patrick's profession at the time of Norm's death?
(a) He is an executive producer.
(b) He is an investment banker.
(c) He is a professional art photographer.
(d) He is a talent coordinator in the film industry.

7. Who solicits Penny for sex when she is leaving after arguing with Rob?
(a) Matt.
(b) Jazz.
(c) Tony.
(d) Sorry.

8. Where did Norm attend graduate school?
(a) Princeton University.
(b) Cambridge University.
(c) New York University.
(d) Columbia University.

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

10. What is the slogan on the protest signs that Anka paints for the group at Nicotine house?
(a) BRING TTIP DOWN.
(b) STAND AGAINST TTIP.
(c) SIT AGAINST TTIP.
(d) TTIP BAD TRIP.

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

12. Into what religion does Penny say her father was born in 2016?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Baptist.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) Presbyterianism.

13. What drug does Sorry claim cigarettes have replaced for her when she meets Penny?
(a) Xanax.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Lithium.
(d) Valium.

14. How much money did Sorry receive for the drug trial she participated in?
(a) $8,000.
(b) $2,000.
(c) $12,000.
(d) $4,000.

15. How old is Norm when he dies?
(a) 82.
(b) 77.
(c) 75.
(d) 93.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sorry's real name?

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

3. What literary device is used in the following sentence from the book: "Norm's death is a runaway train" (701)?

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

5. Where has Jazz just returned from on Penny's second visit to the Nicotine house?

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