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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 was Alec's biggest insecurity?
(a) His forehead.
(b) That he was going to die young.
(c) That his relationships would not last.
(d) Not being worthy of attention.

2. Where does Marielle worry she has never been in "Talking to Myself and Feeling Old"?
(a) Milan.
(b) Vancouver.
(c) Rome.
(d) Paris.

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

4. When does Max divorce Marielle?
(a) After she catches him in an affair.
(b) When Mia turns 17.
(c) Three years after their wedding.
(d) Right after she gives birth.

5. Who are in charge of flowers in "Talking to Myself and Feeling Old"?
(a) Naomi and Jordan.
(b) Naomi and Craig.
(c) Jordan and Jordy.
(d) Jordy and Craig.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are character foils?

2. In "We've Only Just Begun," what does Marielle do that annoys Naomi?

3. What causes Marielle to reflect on her relationship with Max?

4. Who has yet to have their funeral in "Yesterday Once More"?

5. Who does Naomi look like in her old age?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was the first classmate that Jordan lost and what happened to him?

2. How would you describe Max and Marielle's relationship?

3. What is Jordan's job and current opinions on his field in "Yesterday Once More"?

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

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

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

7. In "Talking to Myself and Feeling Old" why is Craig feeling pretty good about himself?

8. What are Naomi and Marielle's taste in music like?

9. When Jordy sneaks into Jordan's room at Big Sur, what do they discuss and how does their discussion end?

10. How does Craig respond after the Ouija Board? What does he want to find out?

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