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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of activist does Rob claim to be when Penny first meets him at the Nicotine house?
(a) An environmental activist.
(b) A poverty activist.
(c) A bicycle activist.
(d) A political activist.

3. Penny's father tells her that there is no point in loving people if it makes you do what?
(a) Hate others.
(b) Act phony.
(c) Live in the city.
(d) Lose money.

4. What does Penny say her father used to take on boat rides for anxiety in 2016?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Valium.
(c) Xanax.
(d) Lithium.

5. Who is Matt's girlfriend in 2005?
(a) Sorry.
(b) Naomi.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Jazz.

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

7. What does Penny say her mother's profession is in 2016?
(a) Entertainment lawyer.
(b) Service manager at a top restaurant.
(c) Hedge fund CFO.
(d) HR manager at an investment bank.

8. 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.

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

10. 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 mink stole.
(d) A bathrobe.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Rob describe Jazz's ethnicity?

3. What brand of cigarettes does Sorry smoke?

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

5. What is Penny doing when she is first introduced in 2005?

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