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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. Who pays Rob $50 for the bet about quitting nicotine use?

2. What is the place called where Sorry and Penny are taken after their arrests during the protest?

3. Who shoots the bucket when Matt attacks the inhabitants of the Nicotine house?

4. According to Matt, the human body is about what percentage of water?

5. What information does Penny reveal about Patrick to her mother when she visits after the AIDS conference?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What happens when the locksmith arrives at Nicotine?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define satire and irony and discuss how these terms apply to Nicotine. What are examples of dramatic irony in the story? What verbal irony can be seen? How does the author incorporate situational irony in the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Penny Baker as the protagonist in Nicotine. How old is Penny? What are her objectives in the narrative? What obstacles does she face? How does she change as a result of her experiences?

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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