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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. Where is the dance that Nora attends in "Get a Room"?
(a) Middlesex Junior High Gym.
(b) Hawthorne School Cafeteria.
(c) Compton College Ballroom.
(d) Whitmore Academy.

2. Where do Aimee and Jill spend the morning when Jill misses her chemistry test in Part One?
(a) Panera.
(b) Dunkin' Donuts.
(c) McDonald's.
(d) Kentucky Fried Chicken.

3. On what new political party's ticket did Kevin Gavin run for office?
(a) The Disengaged Party.
(b) The White Party.
(c) The Hopeful Party.
(d) The Green Party.

4. What does "GR" stand for in the narrative?
(a) Grand Redemption.
(b) Glorious Resurrection.
(c) Great Rapture.
(d) Guilty Remnant.

5. How did Laurie Garvey define her family's religious beliefs to her children when they were young?
(a) "We're agnostics."
(b) "We're Catholic."
(c) "We're Jewish."
(d) "We're atheists."

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children did Nora Durst lose on Sudden Departure day?

2. Who at The Carpe Diem is described as "a bulky, excitable guy who Laurie always said was a heart attack waiting to happen"?

3. Where did Reverend Matt Jamison preach prior to the Sudden Departure?

4. What is the name of the building at GR headquarters that is reserved for lodging of female Trainees?

5. What is the name of Holy Wayne's movement that Tom has joined in the beginning of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What irony is revealed through the conversation between Nora and Kylie in Part Two?

2. How would you describe Jill’s relationship with her father in Part One?

3. How would you describe the mood and tone of Mapleton in the beginning of Part One? What event is taking place?

4. What does the act of smoking cigarettes signify in the novel?

5. Who is Meg Lomax? What doubts does this character face when she is introduced in Part Two?

6. What does Reverend Matt Jamison give to Nora Durst in Part Two? How does she respond?

7. Who is Aimee? How did Aimee come to live in the Garvey home?

8. What are the subjects of Reverend Matt Jamison’s newsletters in the novel? What are the objectives of the newsletters?

9. What does the cartoon SpongeBob Squarepants symbolize for Nora Durst?

10. What is Kevin’s relationship to The Carpe Diem? How often does Kevin frequent this establishment?

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