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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. How many buckets of excrement are loaded from the Nicotine house into Matt's garbage truck after the demolition crew empties it?

2. How does Matt enter the Nicotine house in the middle of the night when he cannot sleep?

3. What does Tony take to Amalia as a hostess gift when he first visits her?

4. What does Matt intend to transform the Nicotine house into after the demolition?

5. Sorry laments the cost of cigarettes at the TTIP protest, saying they cost how much per pack?

Short Essay Questions

1. What feelings does Tony express about Penny at the TTIP rally?

2. What electronic device does Matt show Jazz when she visits his house?

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

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

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

6. In what squatter house does Penny end up living? Why?

7. How does Penny learn about the conflict with Matt at Nicotine?

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

9. Why do Rob and Jazz (along with Penny) go to the DJD for a week?

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

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

Discuss the themes of sex and romance in Nicotine. How do these themes play out through the main characters? What symbolism relates to these themes? Would you consider the relationships in the novel to be healthy? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the protest that goes awry, leading to Sorry and Penny's detention. What are the women doing when they are arrested? Why are they arrested? Where are they detained? For how long are they detained?

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