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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 author is Rob reading when Penny comes to ask to sleep with him at the Nicotine house?

2. Who packs up the belongings of the residents of the Nicotine house after Matt's assault?

3. The headquarters of the CHA are in a former commercial building called what?

4. Who is the first inhabitant of the Nicotine house to read the note left on Matt's car from Amalia?

5. Where does Patrick say he is currently when he responds to Penny's email regarding his mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the locksmith arrives at Nicotine?

2. Where are Jazz's housemates when Matt first comes to see her? What do they do?

3. Where do Rob, Sorry, and Jazz stay in Taos? Why?

4. What does Penny learn about her parents' marriage from Amalia?

5. What does jazz advise Rob to explore in regards to his sexuality?

6. What happens when Matt kicks in the door of Nicotine?

7. What does Amalia discover when she first goes to Nicotine?

8. To what issue does Sorry attribute her smoking?

9. How does Jazz justify her relationship with Matt when she first tells Penny about it?

10. What is the political atmosphere like in the main (contemporary) timeline of the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify and discuss three symbols in Nicotine. What does each symbol represent? How does the symbol connect to the novel's overarching themes? What characters are connected to each symbol?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the characters of Norm and Amalia in Nicotine. With which parent was Penny closer growing up? Why? How have Penny's relationships with her parents changed over time?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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