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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where is Matt's office located?
(a) Jersey City.
(b) Newark.
(c) Somerset.
(d) Bayonne.

4. How do the inhabitants of the Nicotine house obtain most of their food?
(a) Shoplifting.
(b) Dumpster diving.
(c) Robbing neighborhood homes.
(d) Begging on the streets.

5. Where does Penny's former freshman roommate now live?
(a) Patpong.
(b) Oahu.
(c) Jersey City.
(d) Abu Dhabi.

6. Who was injured in the activist event that led to Sorry and Penny's arrest?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Teffie.
(c) Susannah.
(d) Amelia.

7. What hashtag was used for the protest in which Sorry and Penny were arrested?
(a) #ontop.
(b) #climbit.
(c) #rightsnow.
(d) #riseup.

8. What does Sorry say the final destination is for her, Rob, and Jazz when she calls Penny from a motel near St. Louis?
(a) San Diego.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Santa Fe.
(d) Spokane.

9. What does Penny eat with her mother when she goes to visit her after the AIDS conference?
(a) Chicken soup and French bread.
(b) Shrimp jambalaya.
(c) Tacos and egg rolls.
(d) Ham sandwiches with tomato.

10. Sorry laments the cost of cigarettes at the TTIP protest, saying they cost how much per pack?
(a) $10.
(b) $15.
(c) $20.
(d) $13.

11. What word from the novel refers to the branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being?
(a) Ontology.
(b) Neuropathy.
(c) Scientology.
(d) Oncology.

12. How does Matt enter the Nicotine house in the middle of the night when he cannot sleep?
(a) He picks the lock.
(b) He breaking in a back window.
(c) He shoots open the door.
(d) He kicks in the door.

13. What is the name of the locksmith who arrives to change the locks at the Nicotine house?
(a) James.
(b) Gene.
(c) Jeff.
(d) Roger.

14. Who packs up the belongings of the residents of the Nicotine house after Matt's assault?
(a) Sorry.
(b) Anka.
(c) Tony.
(d) Jazz.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The headquarters of the CHA are in a former commercial building called what?

2. What does "WTO" refer to in the context of the novel?

3. When Jazz calls Penny from Oklahoma, she tells her that the money she has now is from what last job?

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 was Norm's family living when his first wife took off?

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