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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Yazmin ask Elliot to dissuade from coming to Ginny's funeral?
(a) Odessa.
(b) Orangutan.
(c) William.
(d) Professor Aman.

2. In her thirteenth year, Yazmin's music teacher listened to one of her compositions and called it pretty. What simile did he use to characterize her piece of music?
(a) Like a phone with no ringer.
(b) Like an outfit in which everything matches.
(c) Like a neatly tied bow.
(d) Like a pizza with all of its toppings arranged neatly.

3. What two weapons does Fountainhead say he plans to use in his fight against his addiction?
(a) Willpower and lots of Narcotics Anonymous meetings.
(b) Willpower and the experts.
(c) Willpower and intense self-hatred.
(d) Love for his son and willpower.

4. What does Ginny do that Yaz views as a sign of healthy progress?
(a) She sweeps the floor.
(b) She takes a shower.
(c) She cooks breakfast.
(d) She yells at Elliot.

5. What does Yazmin give as the reason for her divorce from William?
(a) She found a new job lecturing in New York City and he did not want to move.
(b) William fell out of love with her and viewed her like any other stranger.
(c) She cheated on William.
(d) William cheated on her.

6. What metaphor does Orangutan use to describe her feelings about her own identity whilst in Sapporo?
(a) A single flake of snow in an avalanche.
(b) A fern among the redwoods.
(c) A star within the galaxy.
(d) A baby in a basket on an endless river.

7. How are Ginny and Odessa related?
(a) Great-aunt and great-niece.
(b) Aunt and niece.
(c) Cousins.
(d) Sisters.

8. How long does Orangutan stay away from the addiction support forum when it causes HaikuMom and ChutesAndLadders to worry about her?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 33 days.

9. What number wedding anniversary is Fountainhead set to celebrate with his wife the day following his first log-in to the addiction support forum?
(a) 9th.
(b) 7th.
(c) 3rd.
(d) 1st.

10. What type of product is advertised in Elliot's most recent commercial appearance?
(a) Light bulbs.
(b) Toothpaste.
(c) Deodorant.
(d) Water hoses.

11. Which Jazz artist is the subject of Yazmin's lecture when she receives the emergency text from Elliot?
(a) Chick Corea.
(b) John Coltrane.
(c) Miles Davis.
(d) Charlie Mingus.

12. In what language is Elliot's most recent commercial broadcast upon its release?
(a) French.
(b) Spanish.
(c) English.
(d) Portuguese.

13. What type of rental car does Fountainhead get that causes him to declare he has now officially hit rock bottom?
(a) A Ford Thunderbird.
(b) A Jeep Cherokee.
(c) A Chevrolet Camaro.
(d) A Ford Mustang.

14. What is NOT one of the things ChutesAndLadders mentions on his tirade against Fountainhead during Fountainhead's first log-in to the addiction support forum?
(a) His big heart.
(b) His big muscles.
(c) His big penis.
(d) His big ego.

15. In what area of the world did Ginny want her ashes spread?
(a) In Costa Rica.
(b) In Liberty Bell Park.
(c) In Puerto Rico.
(d) In Lake Michigan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role does Elliot want Yazmin to take on during Ginny's funeral?

2. What does ChutesAndLadders tell Fountainhead that he will have to put aside if he wants to stand a chance at getting sober?

3. What does the professor ask Elliot to do in return for the favor of translating Elliot's Arabic phrase for him?

4. What item does HaikuMom tell ChutesAndLadders that she is going to buy for him?

5. Why does Elliot work at the Subway 30 minutes away from his mom Ginny's house even though there is a subway two minutes away from her house?

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