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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven That I've Seen (Jordy, 2023) (326 - 373) .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What compliment does Marielle give Jordy in her eulogy in "You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven That I've Seen"?
(a) That he is the calm in a storm.
(b) That he is a burning star.
(c) That he lights other's candles with his own.
(d) That he is never selfish and only thinks of others.

2. Mrs. Khan and the word con are an example of what?
(a) An idiom.
(b) A metaphor.
(c) An allusion.
(d) A homophone.

3. What is Mia in the middle of doing when she runs in to her mother?
(a) Out for a run.
(b) Clubbing with her friends.
(c) Shopping for a new purse.
(d) Meeting a secret girlfriend.

4. In "Yesterday Once More" what does a bell ringing represent?
(a) The completion of one's cancer treatment.
(b) Jordy and Jordan's everlasting love.
(c) That it is time to move on.
(d) That one has passed on.

5. Where did Jordy learn CPR?
(a) At his elementary school.
(b) During one of his university classes.
(c) While working in a bar.
(d) While lifeguarding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Naomi reveal about her first year at Stanford?

2. What does Naomi quit after her funeral?

3. Who does Elaine de Kooning paint a portrait of?

4. Where does Tuffy tell Craig that he will likely end up?

5. Why does Craig throw Jordy under the bus in "There's a Wonder in Most Everything I See"?

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