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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 name of Norm's pet cat that Amalia brings to see him at the hospice center?
(a) Jazz.
(b) Schubert.
(c) Rusty.
(d) Jackson.

2. According to Sorry, how many people in the West Bank have Jordanian passports?
(a) 65%.
(b) 45%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 80%.

3. How much money did Sorry receive for the drug trial she participated in?
(a) $2,000.
(b) $4,000.
(c) $12,000.
(d) $8,000.

4. What does Rob say Anka does for a living?
(a) She is a writer.
(b) She is a banker.
(c) She is a painter.
(d) She is a journalist.

5. What is the 13-year-old girl screaming at in the opening of the novel?
(a) A cat.
(b) A mule.
(c) A dog.
(d) A pig.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In what country does Sorry say she is a citizen?

3. Who is the author of Life Against Death?

4. Where is the hospital that Norm is housed at in 2016?

5. What numeral is Penny's nose said to look like in 2005?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the main event that takes place in the scene from 2005? Why is this event significant?

4. How is Amalia described when she first appears in the 2016 timeline? What is her relationship like with Penny?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who is Rob and how does Penny meet him?

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