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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Rufus say he started learning about oppression?
(a) The Army.
(b) The Coast Guard.
(c) The Navy.
(d) English Lit. 101.

2. What did Anka major in during college?
(a) Public health.
(b) Biology.
(c) Marketing.
(d) English.

3. What drug does Penny say her father used to heal people at his retreat?
(a) LSD.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Ayahuasca.
(d) Cocaine.

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

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

6. In 2016, Norm tells Penny, "I want to die with my boots on, like" whom (13)?
(a) Christopher McAndiss.
(b) James Joyce.
(c) Ambrose Bierce.
(d) Robert Redford.

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

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

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

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

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

12. What is the house theme at the DJD house?
(a) Alternative energy.
(b) Left-wing politics.
(c) Animal welfare.
(d) Indigenous rights.

13. Where has Jazz just returned from on Penny's second visit to the Nicotine house?
(a) Texas.
(b) Florida.
(c) Boston.
(d) France.

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

15. How old is Penny's father said to be in 2005?
(a) 45.
(b) 71.
(c) 67.
(d) 83.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Norm say he has spent half his life studying to the nurse in the hospice care facility in 2016?

2. What is Patrick's profession at the time of Norm's death?

3. Who solicits Penny for sex when she is leaving after arguing with Rob?

4. What is Jazz's real name?

5. How long does Norm tell Penny she will live after he dies in 2016?

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