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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time does the USCIS officer tell Natasha her family has to leave the country by in the beginning of the novel?
(a) 10:00 p.m.
(b) 12:00 a.m.
(c) 11:00 p.m.
(d) 9:00 p.m.

2. Natasha tells Daniel on the way to her appointment that she secretly believes she will die how?
(a) From a car accident.
(b) From drowning.
(c) From murder.
(d) From cancer.

3. What time does Daniel's appointment get rescheduled for when he calls the office?
(a) 3:00 p.m.
(b) 6:00 p.m.
(c) 7:00 p.m.
(d) 4:00 p.m.

4. What is described in “Love: A Chemical History” as the pleasure hormone?
(a) Dopamine.
(b) Opioid.
(c) Estrogen.
(d) Testosterone.

5. Why is the attorney unable to meet with Natasha when she first arrives for her appointment?
(a) He has the flu.
(b) He has gone to a seminar.
(c) He has quit his job.
(d) He has been in a car accident.

6. At what time is Natasha to return to the attorney's office after filling out paperwork?
(a) 7:00 p.m.
(b) 4:00 p.m.
(c) 3:00 p.m.
(d) 3:30 p.m.

7. What does Irene want to confiscate but does not, in “Irene: A History"?
(a) Natasha's phone.
(b) Natasha's jacket.
(c) Daniel's phone.
(d) Daniel's tie.

8. What is the name of Natasha's father?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Michael.
(c) James.
(d) Samuel.

9. What does Daniel say he would be famous for when answering Natasha's question before her appointment?
(a) He would be a famous author of children's stories.
(b) He would be a famous poet in chief.
(c) He would be a famous chef.
(d) He would be famous actor.

10. From what condition does Natasha say Asian American men are most likely to die from?
(a) Heart disease.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Kidney disease.

11. When she is asked about how she surmises she will die, Natasha tells Daniel that as a black woman living in the United States, she is most likely to die at what age?
(a) 39.
(b) 78.
(c) 82.
(d) 65.

12. What is the name of the receptionist that Natasha argues with when she arrives late for her appointment at USCIS?
(a) Anna.
(b) Irene.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Mary.

13. In “Hannah Winter: A Fairy-Tale History, Part 1,” the narrator notes that Hannah is neither the princess nor what?
(a) The fairy godmother.
(b) The devil.
(c) The ugly duckling.
(d) The saint.

14. How old is Peter in the beginning of the novel?
(a) 9.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

15. Where did Natasha's mother travel in order to get Natasha a "good" social security card?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Florida.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Texas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item of Daniel's does he ask Natasha to carry in her backpack as they walk to her appointment?

2. Where is Natasha's family from?

3. What principle from physics does Natasha note Daniel has never heard of in the narrative?

4. The narrator indicates in “Irie: An Etymological History" that to be irie is bo be what?

5. What is Daniel's older brother's name?

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