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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 does Penny put on after her mother leaves after consoling her about a dream in the beginning of the 2005 narrative?
(a) A bathrobe.
(b) A ski suit.
(c) A mink stole.
(d) Her pajamas.

2. What is the slogan on the protest signs that Anka paints for the group at Nicotine house?
(a) BRING TTIP DOWN.
(b) TTIP BAD TRIP.
(c) SIT AGAINST TTIP.
(d) STAND AGAINST TTIP.

3. What style of hat is Penny's father said to be wearing in the sweat lodge in 2005?
(a) A French beret.
(b) A cowboy hat.
(c) A Peruvian hat.
(d) A turban.

4. What did Anka major in during college?
(a) Marketing.
(b) English.
(c) Biology.
(d) Public health.

5. What television show does Norm request to watch when dismissing the hospice director in 2016?
(a) Cheers.
(b) Wheel of Fortune.
(c) Jeopardy.
(d) The Simpsons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Barry say he is from at the Tranquility house?

2. Who wrote The Gender of the Gift?

3. Where does Rufus say he started learning about oppression?

4. Who is the 13-year-old girl that is described in the opening of the novel?

5. In what month does Penny first go to Jersey City to find her grandparents' house?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is present when Norm dies? How is this event described?

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

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

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

6. What are Penny's impressions when she goes to the Stayfree house with Sorry for a potluck?

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

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

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

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

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