View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the Holiday Inn that Cal jokes about reviewing on his video update in Chapter 5?
(a) Mesa, New Mexico.
(b) Higginsville, Mississippi.
(c) Durham, North Carolina.
(d) Atlanta, Georgia.

2. What news outlet picked up Cal's article about NASA buying every house on the market in Clear Lake?
(a) MSNBC.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) The Washington Post.
(d) CNN.

3. What is the name of Cal's mother?
(a) Becca.
(b) Emma.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Andrea.

4. Who did Orpheus travel to Hades in order to save, according to Cal's dad in Chapter 9?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Athena.
(c) Eurydice.
(d) Eros.

5. How many followers does Cal say he has in the opening of Chapter 1?
(a) 1.2 million.
(b) 254,000.
(c) 435,000.
(d) 145,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cal refer to as his porkpie hat with a wide brim in Chapter 10?

2. Who did Cal kiss that caused his romantic relationship with Deb to end?

3. Who is presumed to have been killed in the plane crash in Chapter 13?

4. What does Cal say to Leon in the end of Chapter 13 (131)?

5. In what Brooklyn neighborhood does Deb work in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What item of clothing does Cal restrain from wearing in Texas on most occasions? Why?

2. How does Cal describe his family life early in the novel?

3. Why would Cal's career ambitions be threatened if his father were accepted at NASA?

4. Who is Jeremy and what role does he play in the novel?

5. Why is Cal at a community garden in Chapter 8?

6. What is Cal's social media outlet, and what is his standing in the beginning of the novel?

7. What does Cal learn about Leon in Chapter 9? How does he react?

8. How is the show Shooting Stars presented in the novel? What purpose do these excerpts serve?

9. Who is Mark Bannon in the novel?

10. How does the theme of selfishness play out through the character of Cal's father?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 832 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample