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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. For how long have Yale and Charlie been together before Charlie's diagnosis?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 3 years.

2. By 1986, Julian has moved in with which character?
(a) Fiona.
(b) Yale.
(c) Teddy.
(d) Charlie.

3. What position does Fiona hold at the furniture store when Claire starts coming to help?
(a) Owner.
(b) Buyer.
(c) Assistant manager.
(d) Manager.

4. The argument Yale and Julian get into over a dental item actually has to do with what larger subject?
(a) Sex.
(b) Death.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Stress.

5. Yale's father tells Yale, "I can never tell if you're being" (322) what?
(a) Nasty.
(b) Naive.
(c) Sarcastic.
(d) Ironic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nora reveals that Ranko Novak had died in what way?

2. Yale decides that rather than being angry at Julian, he is angry only at whom?

3. Roman says that he had grown up in what California location?

4. When Fiona continually checks her email and phone while out with Jake and the rest, she is looking for any communication from whom?

5. Yale finds out at the pride parade what information about Roman?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Fiona injure her hand during her conversation with Jake?

2. How does Fiona describe the setting in which Nico had died?

3. What techniques does Makkai use in order to portray Yale's mood as he returns home from a business trip?

4. What information does Fiona tell Jake about the friendship between Julian and Nico?

5. Describe the setting of Fiona's meeting with Claire.

6. In what way does the narrator describe Fiona's feelings during the birth of Claire?

7. When Yale speaks to his father over the phone, the narrator reveals that Yale has not told his father about what subjects?

8. Explain Fiona's acquisition of Nico's friends as her own friends.

9. Who is waiting for Yale when he returns home from a business trip and who is also home, but does not reveal himself?

10. Describe the symbolism of Roscoe.

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