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

2. What was Jazz out of town to visit prior to meeting Penny?
(a) A medical conference.
(b) A publishing conference.
(c) A freelancer's union convention.
(d) A women's poetry book collective.

3. Who solicits Penny for sex when she is leaving after arguing with Rob?
(a) Tony.
(b) Jazz.
(c) Matt.
(d) Sorry.

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

5. How much taller is Rob than Penny?
(a) 2 inches taller.
(b) 8 inches taller.
(c) 1 foot taller.
(d) 5 inches taller.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the middle-aged American man wear around his neck in the opening of the novel?

2. Who is with Norm when he dies?

3. Of what people does Amalia say she descended?

4. The five tall pale men described walking from a burning Christmas tree in the beginning of the novel are said to be just south of what city in New York?

5. What television show does Norm request to watch when dismissing the hospice director in 2016?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Norm encounters Schubert in 2016? How does Penny interpret this action?

2. Why is Norm's childhood home called "Nicotine"?

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

4. What are Norm's circumstances in 2016? Where is he?

5. Where is Norm's childhood home located? What is its history?

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

7. What is the inciting incident in the novel and how does it propel the action forward?

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

9. Why does Penny keep her family associations with Nicotine secret when she first meets the inhabitants?

10. Where is the opening scene of the novel set? What is the significance of this setting?

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