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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Marielle correct in Jordan's speech?
(a) Her hair color.
(b) Her least favorite memory.
(c) Her place of birth.
(d) Her age.

3. What material is Naomi's ring made of?
(a) Ruby.
(b) Jade.
(c) Emerald.
(d) Diamond.

4. What does Jordy's apron say?
(a) Made for cooking.
(b) Good food, good life, happy wife.
(c) Kiss the chef.
(d) Stressed is just desserts spelled backwards.

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

6. Who does Elaine de Kooning paint a portrait of?
(a) Nixon.
(b) Trudeau.
(c) Reagan.
(d) JFK.

7. Whose family owns a restaurant in Big Sur?
(a) Jordan's.
(b) Naomi's.
(c) Craig's.
(d) Marielle's.

8. What does Jordan wear to hide his weight loss?
(a) A fluffy, baggy shirt.
(b) Overalls.
(c) A sweater.
(d) Long johns.

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

10. Who are in charge of flowers in "Talking to Myself and Feeling Old"?
(a) Jordy and Craig.
(b) Naomi and Craig.
(c) Jordan and Jordy.
(d) Naomi and Jordan.

11. In "Yesterday Once More," what is written on Jordy's shirt?
(a) BEST HUSBAND EVER.
(b) ASTRONAUT.
(c) BERKELEY.
(d) GRANDPA.

12. What does the Ouija Board first spell?
(a) ALEC.
(b) SGO.
(c) HI.
(d) MIA.

13. Who is the most skeptical of the Ouija Board?
(a) Marielle.
(b) Jordan.
(c) Craig.
(d) Jordy.

14. Which artist does Jordan joke the painting at Big Sur was made by?
(a) Cezanne.
(b) Monet.
(c) Picasso.
(d) Rembrandt.

15. Marielle's statement that Mia did not have Max's features is an example of what?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Assonance.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Talking to Myself and Feeling Old," where does Marielle intern?

2. When Jordan says: "Guys, knock it off," (34) that is an example of which literary device?

3. Where does Marielle worry she has never been in "Talking to Myself and Feeling Old"?

4. When Naomi says: "I'm not in the mood for your snark," (108) what is that an example of?

5. The line: "Marielle rubbed her legs together like a cricket" is an example of what?

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