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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through We've Only Just Begun (Alec, 1995) (30 - 81) .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long had Jordan been in remission?
(a) Four years, ten months, and three days.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Two years, and 28 days.
(d) Five years.

2. What was Alec's biggest insecurity?
(a) Not being worthy of attention.
(b) That he was going to die young.
(c) His forehead.
(d) That his relationships would not last.

3. In "We've Only Just Begun," what does Naomi have to work up the nerve to tell her parents?
(a) That she wants in the music industry.
(b) That she wants to live in Japan.
(c) That she is bisexual.
(d) That she is taking a year off.

4. What literary device is this an example of: "Jordan's legs were Jell-O" (27)?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Dramatic Irony.

5. Why does Marielle offer help with the menus?
(a) She is controlling.
(b) Her eyes are still young.
(c) She is self-righteous.
(d) Craig is blind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which artist does Jordan joke the painting at Big Sur was made by?

2. In "We've Only Just Begun," what do Jordan and Jordy leave to get early in the morning?

3. Who is quoted in the epigraph?

4. What is Alec's trail mix?

5. Who are character foils?

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