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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Jordan find out about this race in "You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven That I've Seen"?
(a) The newspaper.
(b) Jordy was secretly recruited.
(c) The internet.
(d) Word of mouth.

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

3. What is Jordy's response when Marielle asks him to visit her in Oregon?
(a) That they are not close enough for that.
(b) That it is not Jordan's scene.
(c) That he has no time.
(d) That he and Jordan would be delighted to come.

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

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

6. In exchange for accepting Naomi's offer of a lawyer, what does Craig ask for?
(a) To have his funeral right now.
(b) To skip having his funeral.
(c) That she tells Marielle how much he loves her.
(d) That she visits him in prison.

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

8. Which does Jordan think about the pants Jordy bought him in "Why Do Stars Falls Down from the Sky"?
(a) They are too tight and do not fight.
(b) They are old and smelly.
(c) They are perfect.
(d) Their color is too green.

9. Where is Jordy's race held in "You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven That I've Seen"?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Vancouver Island.
(c) New York.
(d) Omaha.

10. How are Naomi's parents described?
(a) Affable and caring.
(b) Helicopter parents.
(c) Not easily pleased.
(d) Disinterested and abusive.

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

12. When Naomi claims she "wished she were dead" (213), that is an example of what literary device?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Simile.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Metaphor.

13. 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 the calm in a storm.
(c) That he is a burning star.
(d) That he is never selfish and only thinks of others.

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

15. What does the narrator list as an example of an empty promise in "You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven That I've Seen"?
(a) "I am starting this diet today."
(b) "lets get ice cream."
(c) "I am going to sign up for the race next year."
(d) "I am going to win next time."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Mia going to college?

2. Which image makes Craig laugh in "Why Do Stars Falls Down from the Sky"?

3. In the last chapter, how long does Jordan reveal he has to live?

4. Who triggers the pact on Craig's behalf?

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

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