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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What do the Jordans joke that all the fishermen are named?
(a) Tal.
(b) Harrison.
(c) Chad.
(d) Adam.

4. In "We've Only Just Begun," where does Jordy think he and Jordan should visit?
(a) Positano.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Portugal.
(d) Vancouver.

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

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

7. The line: "Marielle rubbed her legs together like a cricket" is an example of what?
(a) Dissonance.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Simile.
(d) Alliteration.

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

9. When did Jordy and Jordan begin dating?
(a) At sixteen.
(b) In college.
(c) After their second divorce.
(d) After joining a running group.

10. In "We've Only Just Begun," what does Marielle do that annoys Naomi?
(a) Forces her to dance with her then will not shut off the music.
(b) Breaks a window and will not pay for it.
(c) Refuses to clean her hair from the drain.
(d) Gets drunk loudly on the patio.

11. When Jordan says: "Guys, knock it off," (34) that is an example of which literary device?
(a) Colloquialism.
(b) Personification.
(c) Anachronism.
(d) Dramatic Irony.

12. What perspective is "Yesterday Once More" told from?
(a) First-person.
(b) Fourth-person.
(c) Third-person.
(d) Second-person.

13. Why did the Jordans' client's season flop in "Talking to Myself and Feeling Old"?
(a) Insufficient marketing.
(b) Not enough crew.
(c) Lack of diversity.
(d) Poor acting.

14. In "Talking to Myself and Feeling Old," where does Marielle intern?
(a) With a U.S. senator.
(b) At the White House as a correspondent.
(c) With her uncle in the Navy.
(d) At the Washington Post.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jordy think will help Jordan forget his "death sentence" (26)?

2. What is Marielle's motto?

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

4. What did Marielle remember that Jordan was thankful for?

5. Who found Alec's dead body first?

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