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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Polaris is not the brightest start in the sky, according to Natasha. Where does it fall in the list of brightest stars?
(a) 20th.
(b) 15th.
(c) 50th.
(d) 30th.

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

3. What Bob Marley song is Peter listening to as he packs his suitcase in the beginning of the novel?
(a) "Buffalo Soldier."
(b) "Exodus."
(c) "Three Little Birds."
(d) "No Woman, No Cry."

4. What is the first question from Category #3 (most intimate) that Natasha and Daniel choose to ask one another?
(a) Do you have a secret hunch about how you will die?
(b) Would you like to be famous?
(c) Share with your partner an embarrassing moment in your life.
(d) Make three true "we" statements each.

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

6. How does Daniel surmise he will die when he and Natasha as asking questions of one another from the study?
(a) Kidney disease.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Murder.

7. Whom does Natasha ask the USCIS receptionist to call when she arrives late at her appointment?
(a) Jennifer Skawinski.
(b) Andrea Ross.
(c) Karen Whitney.
(d) Melissa Sanders.

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

9. For how long has Daniel's older brother been forced to withdraw from college in the beginning of the novel?
(a) 2 semesters.
(b) 1 full year.
(c) 1 semester.
(d) 2 years.

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

11. What adjective best describes the character of Irene in “Irene: A History"?
(a) Outgoing.
(b) Exuberant.
(c) Veangeful.
(d) Lonely.

12. What band who plays the song "Yellow Ledbetter" is described as one of Natasha's favorite 1990s rock bands?
(a) The Cure.
(b) Pearl Jam.
(c) Nirvana.
(d) The Clash.

13. Who is the officer that Natasha meets with at the USCIS building after missing her original appointment in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Michael Pafunda.
(b) Chance Luthgrow.
(c) Andrew Stabler.
(d) Lester Barnes.

14. From what narrative perspective is “Irene: A History" related?
(a) Fourth-person.
(b) Second-person.
(c) First-person.
(d) Third-person.

15. What does Natasha tell Daniel she wants to be when she grows up?
(a) A poet.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A data scientist.
(d) A neurologist.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Charlie when he stopped liking Daniel, according to Daniel's narrative?

2. How many questions total from the list from the love study do Daniel and Natasha decide they will ask one another each?

3. At what time does the USCIS officer tell Natasha her family has to leave the country by in the beginning of the novel?

4. How old was Daniel when he claims Charlie stopped liking him?

5. How many intimate questions comprise the study about love that Daniel describes in the narrative?

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