4. Which of the following is labeled as a metaphor in “Sixteen Metaphors”?
(a) “Beat a dead horse.”
(b) “A cross to bear.”
(c) “A road to hoe.”
(d) “Plums in the icebox.”

5. How old is Max?
(a) 18.
(b) 37.
(c) 29.
(d) 42.

6. What sauce does Bee note being used in Bee’s childhood home?
(a) Loveage.
(b) Tamari.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Marmite.

7. How many IKEA bags does Alison require to relocate with Max?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

8. What does the fisherman try in the fourteenth metaphor?
(a) Dynamite.
(b) Giving up.
(c) Pond-draining.
(d) Sonar.

9. Which of the following features does the worst person ever dated display?
(a) Nasty fingernails.
(b) Long nose hair.
(c) Narrow shoulders.
(d) Nasty toenails.

10. With which of the following does “Sixteen Metaphors” begin?
(a) “If you ask him where he went to high school, he likes to boast that, actually, he went to an all-girls school.”
(b) “Love is mutual, which means Alison’s never been in love.”
(c) “You catch a fish, and it throws you back.”
(d) “Dear Tony.”

11. What is the name of Max’s private chat server?
(a) Cato’s Parlor.
(b) Zeno’s Assault.
(c) Virgil’s Triumph.
(d) Seneca’s Revenge.

12. What was the first computer Bee recalls owning?
(a) HP.
(b) Dell.
(c) Apple.
(d) Lenovo.

13. What kind of shake does Max note drinking?
(a) CoQ10 Chop.
(b) Creatine Bacon.
(c) Carnitine Ham.
(d) DHEA Delight.

14. To what song does Max listen for motivation?
(a) “Don’t Stop Me Now.”
(b) “Princes of the Universe.”
(c) “Under Pressure.”
(d) “Another One Bites the Dust.”

15. With which of the following does “Sixteen Metaphors” end?
(a) “After many years she will see the whole saga not as a tragedy but as the beginning of a horrific process of self-understanding, at the end of which she will accept that whether or not it has been her choice, to be and feel nothing will be all that has made life possible.”
(b) “If you catch my meaning.”
(c) “For a rejection to be settled, first you—the reject—must hear, comprehend, and accept.”
(d) “In spite of his resolve, he smiles back and nods courteously at this small final vindication, before pulling on his ski mask, shrugging the backpack from his narrow shoulders, and following her in.”