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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) Singing.
(b) Reading.
(c) Writing.
(d) Smoking.

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

3. How long does Norm tell Penny she will live after he dies in 2016?
(a) 50 years.
(b) 40 years.
(c) 70 years.
(d) 60 years.

4. How does Rob describe Jazz's ethnicity?
(a) African American.
(b) Kurdish American.
(c) Chinese American.
(d) Thai American.

5. Who is the 13-year-old girl that is described in the opening of the novel?
(a) Penny.
(b) Amalia.
(c) Sorry.
(d) Jazz.

6. What does the middle-aged American man wear around his neck in the opening of the novel?
(a) Binoculars.
(b) A scarf.
(c) A Tibetan necklace.
(d) An ascot.

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

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

9. According to Sorry, how many people in the West Bank have Jordanian passports?
(a) 80%.
(b) 45%.
(c) 65%.
(d) 25%.

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

11. What is the current co-op fee for Penny's room at the Tranquility house when she moves in?
(a) $1,200.
(b) $450.
(c) $258.66.
(d) $58.80.

12. What style of hat is Penny's father said to be wearing in the sweat lodge in 2005?
(a) A French beret.
(b) A Peruvian hat.
(c) A cowboy hat.
(d) A turban.

13. What does Penny put on after her mother leaves after consoling her about a dream in the beginning of the 2005 narrative?
(a) Her pajamas.
(b) A ski suit.
(c) A mink stole.
(d) A bathrobe.

14. How does Rob describe his sexual identity?
(a) He is heterosexual.
(b) He is gay.
(c) He is asexual.
(d) He is pansexual.

15. Where is the hospital that Norm is housed at in 2016?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) New York.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Connecticut.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Sorry and Penny prepare to take to the potluck?

2. What is Sorry's real name?

3. About how old is Tony said to be?

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

5. What group administers the Nicotine house, according to Rob?

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