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

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 lights other's candles with his own.
(b) That he is never selfish and only thinks of others.
(c) That he is the calm in a storm.
(d) That he is a burning star.

2. Why is Craig cranky during the car ride in "You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven That I've Seen"?
(a) He has stomach pain.
(b) They are taking him back to jail.
(c) He did not get a full night's rest.
(d) He has not eaten breakfast.

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

4. The section describing Jordan's plummet could be described as?
(a) Funny.
(b) Sad.
(c) Nostalgic.
(d) Suspenseful.

5. What color did Jordan's hair turn during chemotherapy in "There's a Wonder in Most Everything I See"?
(a) Blond.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Green.

6. Which website did Jordy and Jordan used to look at in "You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven That I've Seen"?
(a) Can i Haz Cheezburger.
(b) Bad Taxidermy.
(c) Funny Animals.
(d) Youtube.

7. What is the name of the restruant the friends attend in Mexico?
(a) The Howling Owl.
(b) The Iguana.
(c) The Frog.
(d) The Lizard.

8. Where does Tuffy tell Craig that he will likely end up?
(a) High security federal prison.
(b) Out on bond.
(c) Federal prison camp.
(d) Probation with a record.

9. What was the Jordans' wedding like?
(a) An extravagant occasion with 300 people.
(b) A quiet ceremony on the Swiss Alps.
(c) An intimate family affair in Jordan's mother's yard.
(d) A casual affair at city hall.

10. What does Jordan call the lifeguard who saves him in "You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven That I've Seen"?
(a) My lord and savior.
(b) A lamb.
(c) A hunk.
(d) An angel from heaven.

11. What is the mood of Jordy's funeral?
(a) Angry and bitter.
(b) Melancholy but exciting.
(c) Somber and sacred.
(d) Exhausting and tired.

12. What does Naomi reveal about her first year at Stanford?
(a) That she wished she stayed.
(b) That she never wanted to go to university.
(c) That she sabotaged herself.
(d) That it was the worst decision of her life.

13. 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) Meeting a secret girlfriend.
(d) Shopping for a new purse.

14. Which kind of play do the Jordans and Craig see in New York?
(a) A retelling of Romeo and Juliet.
(b) An experimental play about Andy Warhol.
(c) A one-man-show about capitalism.
(d) Hamlet.

15. When the water is described as sunlight piercing "the surface, illuminating just enough of the water below" (351) that is an example of?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Imagery.
(c) Pun.
(d) Colloquialism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What cause Naomi to think of herself as someone else in "Why Do Stars Falls Down from the Sky"?

2. What is the mood of Jordy's race in "You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven That I've Seen"?

3. Who raised Craig?

4. What does Craig assume he will hear on the other end of Marielle's call in "There's a Wonder in Most Everything I See"?

5. Who does not take mushrooms while on the boat cruise?

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