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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What motivates Jordy to finish the race?
(a) The promise of a warm bath.
(b) His desire to embrace Jordan.
(c) His anger at Jordan not taking his symptoms serious.
(d) The cold water.

2. What does Craig joke that Gary does while on the boat cruise?
(a) Hide his mistresses from Naomi.
(b) Kills people.
(c) Dance around naked.
(d) Moonlight as Santa Claus on the weekends.

3. How does Alec contract HIV?
(a) He contracted it from his girlfriend.
(b) Through blood transfusion.
(c) Needles.
(d) Gay sex.

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

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

6. What is Jordan not supposed to be doing in "You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven That I've Seen?"
(a) Feed turtles.
(b) Run.
(c) Be near unknown animals.
(d) Drink coffee.

7. Who does not jump out of the plane in "Why Do Stars Falls Down from the Sky"?
(a) Marielle.
(b) Jordan.
(c) Craig.
(d) Naomi.

8. What do Craig and Naomi argue over in the hotel room in "Why Do Stars Falls Down from the Sky"?
(a) Why Marielle will not reveal her daughter's father.
(b) Why Naomi is being so defensive.
(c) The difference between Aloe and Agave.
(d) The reason Alec died.

9. In the last chapter, how long does Jordan reveal he has to live?
(a) Six to nine months.
(b) Several days.
(c) Two to three years.
(d) A week.

10. Who drives the van to Jordy's race?
(a) Alec.
(b) Gary.
(c) Naomi.
(d) Craig.

11. Who raised Craig?
(a) His parents.
(b) His aunt and uncle.
(c) His father's best friend.
(d) His grandparents.

12. Who takes the most detailed notes on Tuffy's talk in "There's a Wonder in Most Everything I See"?
(a) Mia.
(b) Marielle.
(c) Jordy.
(d) Craig.

13. What are Jordy and Jordan drinking that spurs an argument in "There's a Wonder in Most Everything I See"?
(a) Martinis.
(b) Beer.
(c) Cosmopolitans.
(d) Wine.

14. Which location does Craig joke that he would prefer to have his funeral at?
(a) Kona.
(b) Dubrovnik.
(c) Port Moody.
(d) Paris.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the mood of the story during the plane crash in "Why Do Stars Falls Down from the Sky"?

2. When Craig describes himself as "the beating heart of a family" (282) that is an example of what?

3. What does Mia call Craig at the museum in "There's a Wonder in Most Everything I See"?

4. Why does Craig want to go to Boring in "You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven That I've Seen"?

5. When Naomi says: "all bets are off" (171), that is an example of what literary device?

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