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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 do the inhabitants of the Nicotine house obtain most of their food?

2. Whose house do Sorry, Jazz, and Rob go to in Taos?

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

4. What gifts does Matt bring to Jazz when he sees her alone while her roommates are at the protest?

5. Where does Anka say she plans to move after the Matt assault?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rob admit about his sexuality when talking to Jazz?

2. What types of foods do the inhabitants of Nicotine eat? Where do they procure their food?

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

4. What is revealed about Matt's relationship with Amalia in the course of the narrative?

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

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

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

8. What do Jazz, Rob, and Sorry decide to do after the encounter with Matt at Nicotine?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the narrative style of Nicotine. Is the story related in the present or past tense? Is the narrative from a first, second, or third-person point of view? How do these factors influence the novel?

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

Discuss the journey made by Rob, Jazz, and Sorry in the novel. Where do they go? Why are they fleeing Jersey City? What destination do they finally arrive at? Where do they go in the ending of the novel?

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