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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Naomi doing when her parents call in "Why Do Stars Falls Down from the Sky"?
(a) Visiting Marielle in Boring.
(b) Getting a haircut.
(c) Dancing with her friends.
(d) Working.

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

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

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

5. When Jordy is described as "jumping in place like a kid with a pogo stick" (342) that is an example of what?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Anachronism.
(c) Simile.
(d) Idiom.

6. Who triggers the pact on Craig's behalf?
(a) Jordan.
(b) Naomi.
(c) Jordy.
(d) Marielle.

7. What does Naomi ask the pilot to do in "Why Do Stars Falls Down from the Sky"?
(a) Go on a date with her.
(b) Fly the plane.
(c) Sit on his lap.
(d) See outside the main window.

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

9. When Naomi says: "all bets are off" (171), that is an example of what literary device?
(a) Tone.
(b) Idiom.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Anachronism.

10. What does Marielle shout as encouragement for Jordy in "You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven That I've Seen"?
(a) "Harder, faster, more, more."
(b) "You can do it!"
(c) "Woohoo."
(d) "S'Go."

11. Who will have to deal with Naomi's decision to sell Big Sur?
(a) Tuffy.
(b) Gary.
(c) Her extended family.
(d) Her parents.

12. Jordan ends the novel with what?
(a) An idiom for life.
(b) A metaphor about a waterslide.
(c) A pun about life after death.
(d) A simile about grief.

13. What does Naomi think about the pilot in "Why Do Stars Falls Down from the Sky"?
(a) That he is handsome.
(b) That he is incompetent.
(c) That he is intimidating.
(d) That he is curt.

14. What are Naomi's parents names?
(a) Sydney and Tristam.
(b) Fumiko and Takeshi.
(c) Maia and Schoby.
(d) Akira and Ren.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Jordy gift Jordan for their anniversary in "Why Do Stars Falls Down from the Sky"?

3. What does Craig joke that Gary does while on the boat cruise?

4. What is Jordan not supposed to be doing in "You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven That I've Seen?"

5. Why does Jordan like it when Jordy says "the place" (230) in "Why Do Stars Falls Down from the Sky"?

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