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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Naomi encourage Marielle to do in "Talking to Myself and Feeling Old"?
(a) Relax.
(b) Yoga.
(c) Meditate.
(d) Take a seat.

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

3. What does Jordy's apron say?
(a) Made for cooking.
(b) Good food, good life, happy wife.
(c) Stressed is just desserts spelled backwards.
(d) Kiss the chef.

4. Why does Jordan joke that it will be hell to be in heaven with Alec?
(a) Because of their age difference.
(b) Because they were never close.
(c) Because it will be too painful to see him again.
(d) Because it has been so long since he has seen Alec.

5. When Naomi says: "I'm literally going to push you down these stairs," (15) that is an example of which literary device?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Personification.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Metaphor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Marielle leave her life in D.C.?

2. In "We've Only Just Begun," what does Marielle do after visiting Craig in the night?

3. Marielle's statement that Mia did not have Max's features is an example of what?

4. In "Talking to Myself and Feeling Old," where does Marielle intern?

5. Why does Marielle offer help with the menus?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Marielle disappointed when the Jordans arrive in "Talking to Myself and Feeling Old;" what does it prompt her to accept?

2. What does Jordan imagine himself as in the beginning of the novel and why?

3. What were Alec's post-grad plans?

4. What does Jordan think about the paint choice in the hospital?

5. Why does Jordan want to return to Columbia; what does he think about the political state in Columbia versus America?

6. Why is Jordan's group chat called NANA's HUNGRY LITTLE PIE EATERS and who is Nana?

7. How does Naomi react when Marielle discovers her ring and why did her fiancé choose it?

8. How does Marielle meet her husband?

9. In "We've Only Just Begun," why does Jordan not want to go to Big Sur?

10. In "We've Only Just Begun," during breakfast, what action does Jordy do that causes Naomi to reflect on his sexuality; why does she come to that conclusion?

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