1. What does the professor ask Elliot to do in return for the favor of translating Elliot's Arabic phrase for him?
(a) He wants Elliot to show his daughter around the city.
(b) He wants Elliot to be a consultant on a movie in which he is investing.
(c) He wants Elliot to talk to Yazmin about possibly dating him.
(d) He wants Elliot to talk Yazmin into becoming a tenured professor.

2. How does Fountainhead damage his car while he is high on crack?
(a) He runs into a telephone pole.
(b) He reverses into a fire hydrant.
(c) He crashes into his garage.
(d) He runs over a curb.

3. What object does Elliot smash at work when he gets word of his mom's decline in health?
(a) The slicing machine.
(b) The bathroom mirror.
(c) A glass pitcher.
(d) The front window.

4. What phrase does ChutesAndLadders use to describe his physical appearance?
(a) Big black dude.
(b) Mexican beanpole.
(c) Redheaded white guy.
(d) Freckled and bespectacled.

5. For how many months does Elliot reveal to Yazmin that his struggle with a severe addiction to pain medication lasted?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Elliot's two-year-old little sister who died as a result of her mother not giving her a spoonful of water every hour when she had influenza?

2. Where do Yazmin and Elliot plan to travel after Ginny's funeral to spread her ashes?

3. What does Elliot's memorized Arabic phrase turn out to mean in English?

4. What does Haikumom ask Fountainhead about his first crack cocaine dealer that prompts him to say he has to leave?

5. How many miles does the car have that ChutesAndLadders is trying to sell?

(see the answer key)

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