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

2. Why is Craig cranky during the car ride in "You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven That I've Seen"?
(a) He did not get a full night's rest.
(b) He has not eaten breakfast.
(c) He has stomach pain.
(d) They are taking him back to jail.

3. Where does the friend group go to look at art in "There's a Wonder in Most Everything I See"?
(a) The MOMA.
(b) The Guggenheim.
(c) The Cloisters.
(d) The National Portrait Gallery.

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

5. What does Mia call Craig at the museum in "There's a Wonder in Most Everything I See"?
(a) Grandpa.
(b) Nana.
(c) Friend.
(d) Father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What cause Naomi to think of herself as someone else in "Why Do Stars Falls Down from the Sky"?

2. What does Marielle express her desire to do during breakfast in Mexico?

3. When Jordy is described as "jumping in place like a kid with a pogo stick" (342) that is an example of what?

4. What is Jordy's race called?

5. What is Jordy's number during the race in "You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven That I've Seen"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jordan reveal about when Jordy first came to see him; How did Jordan feel about the whole thing?

2. What happened to Jordan during his dive in "Why Do Stars Fall Down From the Sky"?

3. Why does Craig rationale that he is going to plead guilty at the beginning of the "There's a Wonder in Most Everything I See"?

4. What prompts Jordan to reveal a secret about Alec, and what is the secret?

5. Under what circumstances does Marielle see Mia in "There's a Wonder in Most Everything I See"?

6. What does Naomi drunkenly decide while back in the hotel room with Craig in "Why Do Stars Fall Down From the Sky"?

7. What is Jordan's hidden scheme that he reveals during their last trip to Big Sur?

8. In "There's a Wonder in Most Everything I See" what did Marielle steal from Craig - what was the reason?

9. What does Jordan envision at the end of Jordy's race and what really happens?

10. What solution does Jordan give when Naomi says she will not go to Big Sur without him?

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