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

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

4. What does a neighbor do to Matt's car when he comes to board up the door at the Nicotine house?
(a) He backs into it.
(b) He urinates on it.
(c) He lights it on fire.
(d) He kicks it.

5. What will Matt call the new establishment he is transforming the Nicotine house into?
(a) The Free Agency.
(b) The Matt Baker Center.
(c) The Norman Baker Center.
(d) The Anarchist Headquarters.

6. What does Tony take to Amalia as a hostess gift when he first visits her?
(a) A tobacco plant.
(b) A bouquet of roses.
(c) A bottle of wine.
(d) A toaster oven.

7. Where is the luxury hotel that Matt invites Jazz to meet him at after receiving her email?
(a) SoHo.
(b) Atlantic City.
(c) Coney Island.
(d) Paulus Hook.

8. How is Amalia's car described when she arrives at Nicotine house?
(a) A gray station wagon.
(b) A red Corvette convertible.
(c) A white Taurus sedan.
(d) A black Audi.

9. What does Amalia suggest Rob try in his sex life, when he confesses about his feelings of inadequacy?
(a) Bondage.
(b) Pansexuality.
(c) Homosexuality.
(d) Cosplay.

10. Where does Rob park his minivan for the TTIP protest?
(a) Bowery Street.
(b) Broadway.
(c) Wall Street.
(d) Houston Street.

11. What does Penny read when she goes to try and sleep at the DJD house?
(a) The Illiad.
(b) The Odyssey.
(c) The End of Times.
(d) The Master and Margarita.

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

13. What information does Penny reveal about Patrick to her mother when she visits after the AIDS conference?
(a) He is pansexual.
(b) He is engaged.
(c) He is anxious.
(d) He is moving home.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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)?

2. Where does Anka describe the free AIDS conference to Penny that evening when she sees her at the laundromat?

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

4. Where was Matt and Patrick's mother from?

5. Who books a hotel room for the former Nicotine inhabitants on their second night of flight?

(see the answer keys)

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