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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do some of the members of the Nicotine house go to detox from smoking as part of a bet?
(a) The DJD house.
(b) The Morristown estate.
(c) The Tranquility house.
(d) The Stayfree house.

2. How is Matt's car described?
(a) A black Corvette.
(b) A blue HumVee.
(c) A black Audi.
(d) A blue Audi.

3. Where does Anka describe the free AIDS conference to Penny that evening when she sees her at the laundromat?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Columbia University.
(c) NYU.
(d) The New School.

4. Who pays Rob $50 for the bet about quitting nicotine use?
(a) Jazz.
(b) Amalia.
(c) Penny.
(d) Tony.

5. What literary device is used in the following sentence from the novel: "An all-white man in an all-black car, like a grub in a rotten pecan" (192)?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Simile.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Assonance.

6. What does the locksmith do when confronted by Rob at the Nicotine house?
(a) He changes the lock.
(b) He calls Matt.
(c) He leaves.
(d) He calls the police.

7. What was the maiden name of Patrick and Matt's mother?
(a) Jennifer Watson.
(b) Katie Donaldson.
(c) Christine Anderson.
(d) Regina Bourgeous.

8. How does Amalia describe her wedding to Norm when asked by Penny?
(a) It was a traditional Kogi wedding.
(b) It was a traditional Catholic wedding.
(c) It was a traditional Jewish wedding.
(d) It was a hippie wedding.

9. What does "WTO" refer to in the context of the novel?
(a) World Therapy Occupation.
(b) War Tactics Organization.
(c) Welfare Trust Organization.
(d) World Trade Organization.

10. What weapon does Jazz bring to the hotel for Matt to use?
(a) A pistol.
(b) A dagger.
(c) A taser.
(d) A sword.

11. On what floor does Matt live?
(a) The 5th floor.
(b) The 40th floor.
(c) The 19th floor.
(d) The 12th floor.

12. What author is Rob reading when Penny comes to ask to sleep with him at the Nicotine house?
(a) Roy O'Neill.
(b) Jamie Smithson.
(c) James Waterson.
(d) Barry Commoner.

13. What word from the novel refers to speaking or acting in an evasive way?
(a) Prevarication.
(b) Gusticular.
(c) Interdisciplinary.
(d) Gregarious.

14. What does Jazz tell Matt after their sexual fantasy interlude involving the balcony and virtual realty?
(a) She is in love with him.
(b) She is married.
(c) She is moving to Hawaii.
(d) She is breaking up with him.

15. Where was Norm's family living when his first wife took off?
(a) Astoria, Queens.
(b) Sao Paulo.
(c) St. Paul.
(d) Cartagena.

Short Answer Questions

1. What artist recorded the song "In Your Eyes"?

2. Who is the first inhabitant of the Nicotine house to read the note left on Matt's car from Amalia?

3. How does Matt enter the Nicotine house in the middle of the night when he cannot sleep?

4. How many buckets of excrement are loaded from the Nicotine house into Matt's garbage truck after the demolition crew empties it?

5. Where does Patrick say he believes Norm adopted Amalia?

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