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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Rachel tells her brother to consider smoking weed, what is his answer?
(a) He says smoking weed reminds him of his ex-boyfriend.
(b) He says he does not want anything anymore.
(c) He says, "Good idea," and takes the joint from her hand.
(d) He says smoking weed makes him more nauseous.

2. After Gil proposes to Frankie at the boardwalk, how does she respond?
(a) She says no and storms off the boardwalk.
(b) She says that they should not get married, ever.
(c) She says maybe we should live together first.
(d) She says yes.

3. One of the union workers in Southeast Asia calls Bud a black sheep of his family. What animal does Bud refer to himself as?
(a) A grizzly bear.
(b) A snake.
(c) A wild pig.
(d) A lion.

4. What profession does Frankie give up on in Nepal after realizing she cannot do it?
(a) Painter.
(b) Translator.
(c) Fashion designer.
(d) Teacher.

5. One night, after getting up to use the bathroom, what did Rachel witness Nadia was doing for her brother?
(a) Shopping for his groceries.
(b) Crying.
(c) Praying.
(d) Making him baked goods.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character from the novel's previous chapters does Bud meet?

2. When Rachel's mother caught her praying one day in her youth, what did she tell Rachel not to do?

3. After going to New York with his then-girlfriend, Angelica, what does Bud confess he was raised to despise?

4. Who does Frankie suggest her daughter connect with about money for filming her next documentary?

5. When Tara was younger in Thailand, what almost happened to her when her family left Nepal for Bangkok?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Frankie quits her job at the doctor's office, how does her then boyfriend, Quinn, react?

2. After his medical treatments, what does Saul do when he arrives back home?

3. How does Bud describe his relationship with Sally?

4. After Matthew gets his job at Devils Postpile National Monument, what do he and Frankie argue about?

5. What does Bud learn about from his childhood friendship with Sally?

6. Why does Frankie, Tara's mother, turn down Gil's marriage proposal when they are 19?

7. When Bud goes to his late father's house with his siblings, what does he give up?

8. How does Rachel react to the news that her brother's boyfriend, Kirk, is making him leave his apartment?

9. What things during dinner with his father does Bud learn about the world?

10. How does Tara describe her parents' relationship with money?

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