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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Barry say he is from at the Tranquility house?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Houston.
(d) Louisville.

2. What does Rob say Anka does for a living?
(a) She is a painter.
(b) She is a writer.
(c) She is a banker.
(d) She is a journalist.

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

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

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

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

7. What brand of cigarettes does Sorry smoke?
(a) Winston.
(b) Camel.
(c) Marlboro.
(d) American Spirit.

8. What are Anka's parents' professions?
(a) U.S. Navy Commander and U.S. Ambassador to France.
(b) English professor and painter.
(c) Research biologist and American Red Cross executive.
(d) Investment banker and college professor.

9. Who is with Norm when he dies?
(a) Matt.
(b) Patrick.
(c) Penny.
(d) Amalia.

10. With whom does Amalia appear to have an obsession in the novel?
(a) Jason.
(b) Norm.
(c) Rob.
(d) Matt.

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

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

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

14. Where did Amalia go to high school?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) Nyack.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Brooklyn.

15. What numeral is Penny's nose said to look like in 2005?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rob describe Jazz's ethnicity?

2. Where is Penny's closer brother living in 2016?

3. Where is Norm and Amalia's home in 2016?

4. After how long did the drug trial release Sorry as a participant?

5. How much younger is Amalia than her eldest stepson?

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