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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Sorry and Penny prepare to take to the potluck?

2. What is Penny doing when she is first introduced in 2005?

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

4. Where does Sorry invite Penny to go with her for a potluck?

5. What does Penny say her father used to take on boat rides for anxiety in 2016?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Norm described in 2005? What is his relationship with Penny like based on this scene?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the themes/motifs of cults, anarchy, and activism in Nicotine. How do these themes connect to one another? How are they illustrated through characters in the novel? How are they evoked through setting? What statement(s) do you think the author is making regarding these topics?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss and analyze the characters of Matt and Patrick in the novel. How old are these characters? What were their relationships like with their father? Who was their mother and what became of her?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of Jazz and Sorry in the novel. How old are these characters? What are their likes and dislikes? How well do they get along? How are they different from one another?

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