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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. What is the mood of the story during their dinner together in "We've Only Just Begun"?
(a) Somber and reflective.
(b) Analytical and scientific.
(c) Frantic and worried.
(d) Happy and excited.

2. What are Jordan and Jordy called?
(a) The old farts.
(b) The Vagaros.
(c) The Jolly Jordans.
(d) The Jordans.

3. Who is quoted in the epigraph?
(a) Steven Rowley.
(b) Joanne Harris.
(c) William Wordsworth.
(d) Sydney Stanley.

4. Who does Naomi look like in her old age?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) Her mother.

5. The name Nepenthe is an example of which literary device?
(a) Dissonance.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Assonance.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "We've Only Just Begun," why do the friends decide to not get a bench?

2. Who found Alec's dead body first?

3. What causes Jordan to telekinetically ask if Jordy is going for a run?

4. What literary device is this an example of: "Jordan's legs were Jell-O" (27)?

5. Whose family owns a restaurant in Big Sur?

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