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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What adjective does Haikumom use to describe Fountainhead's first post on the addiction support forum?
(a) Ridiculous.
(b) Arrogant.
(c) Brave.
(d) Startling.

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

3. How old is Orangutan?
(a) 31.
(b) 28.
(c) 39.
(d) 41.

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

5. How many drug overdoses had ChutesAndLadders experienced before his near-death experience on Coronado Beach?
(a) 0.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

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

7. In what sport does Fountainhead say he had placed at state championships two years in a row?
(a) Discus.
(b) Javelin.
(c) Shot-put.
(d) Long jump.

8. What does Elliot do with the eggs when Ginny goes to the bathroom?
(a) He blots them.
(b) He throws them away.
(c) He eats them himself.
(d) He feeds them to the dogs.

9. At what college does Yazmin teach?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Northwestern.
(c) Swarthmore.
(d) Dartmouth.

10. 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 ego.
(c) His big penis.
(d) His big muscles.

11. Why does ChutesAndLadders look forward so much to the Tuesday crossword puzzle in the newspaper?
(a) It is easier than the other days' puzzles and instills him with confidence.
(b) It has a movie theme.
(c) It has a music theme.
(d) It is more difficult than the other days' puzzles and presents him with a challenge.

12. What is NOT one thing that Orangutan lists among the items that she buys with her paychecks from teaching?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Noodles.
(c) Socks.
(d) Ice cream.

13. When Yazmin cancels her students' next listening report, what does she assign them to do instead?
(a) Write about the first time they noticed consonance.
(b) Write about the first time they noticed syncopation.
(c) Write about the first time they noticed synergy.
(d) Write about the first time they noticed dissonance.

14. What illness does Ginny have?
(a) Gout.
(b) AIDS.
(c) Parkinson's Disease.
(d) Cancer.

15. For what government agency does ChutesAndLadders work?
(a) The Internal Revenue Service.
(b) The Post Office.
(c) The Central Intelligence Agency.
(d) Child Protective Services.

Short Answer Questions

1. What metaphor does Orangutan use to describe her feelings about her own identity whilst in Sapporo?

2. What phrase does ChutesAndLadders use to describe his physical appearance?

3. When Elliot meets Yazmin at the flower shop what activity has he been doing that is making him walk with a limp?

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

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

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