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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Penny doing when she is first introduced in 2005?
(a) Smoking.
(b) Reading.
(c) Singing.
(d) Writing.

2. Into what religion does Penny say her father was born in 2016?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Baptist.
(c) Presbyterianism.
(d) Catholicism.

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

4. 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.

5. How old is Penny in 2005?
(a) 12.
(b) 19.
(c) 16.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. What group administers the Nicotine house, according to Rob?

2. What is Penny's father reheating at the barbecue pit when Penny approaches him in the beginning of the novel?

3. What did Norm call tabby cats?

4. Who is the author of Life Against Death?

5. What is the slogan on the protest signs that Anka paints for the group at Nicotine house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Naomi? What are Penny's and Norm's thoughts about her?

2. What is the symbolic significance of the water glasses that recur in the story?

3. What leads up to the sexual encounter between Penny and Jazz?

4. What happens when Matt comes to confront the squatters at Nicotine the first time?

5. How is Matt's relationship with his father characterized in 2005?

6. What is in the vacant bedroom across from Sorry's room? What is its history?

7. What characters are present in the opening scene of the novel? What is their significance in the plot of the story?

8. What is the relationship like between Matt and Penny?

9. How is Penny's Manhattan apartment described? Why is she forced to vacate it?

10. Who are the inhabitants at Nicotine when Penny first visits?

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