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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Yazmin and Elliot plan to travel after Ginny's funeral to spread her ashes?
(a) Rio Celeste Waterfall.
(b) El Yunque Rainforest.
(c) Grant Park.
(d) Grand Central Station.

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

3. When Elliot meets Yazmin at the flower shop what activity has he been doing that is making him walk with a limp?
(a) Helping his best friend move.
(b) Jogging.
(c) Jumping rope.
(d) Boxing.

4. 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 is more difficult than the other days' puzzles and presents him with a challenge.
(c) It has a movie theme.
(d) It has a music theme.

5. What item does HaikuMom tell ChutesAndLadders that she is going to buy for him?
(a) A pair of parachute pants.
(b) A pair of waterwings.
(c) A pair of fuzzy socks.
(d) A pair of suspenders.

6. What make of car does Fountainhead drive?
(a) Lexus.
(b) Porsche.
(c) Volkswagen.
(d) Lamborghini.

7. What reason does Elliot give the professor for not wanting to do interviews about his military experiences?
(a) He says that he would not make enough money to make the interviews worth his time.
(b) He says that it brings back too many bad memories.
(c) He says that interviews bore him.
(d) He says that people manipulate you with questions.

8. What is the name of the funeral wreath that Elliot and Yazmin ultimately choose for Ginny's funeral?
(a) Spring Breeze.
(b) Orchard Paradise.
(c) Orchid Paradise.
(d) Serenity Oasis.

9. 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?
(a) He does not want his friends from the neighborhood to know that he works at a sandwich shop.
(b) He likes the clientele better at the Subway that is closer to the subway and further away from Ginny's house.
(c) There were no positions available at the Subway close to Ginny's house.
(d) He hates the boss that manages the Subway close to Ginny's house.

10. What is NOT one thing that Organgutan says makes sense to her now that she is in Japan?
(a) The noodles in the soup.
(b) The woodpecker outside her window.
(c) The schoolgirls with their shy smiles.
(d) Her own existence.

11. What reason does Yazmin give for refusing to act in the role Elliot wants her to play in Ginny's funeral?
(a) Flowers make her sneeze.
(b) She hates public speaking.
(c) She cannot compose music in a short time frame.
(d) She cannot lift heavy objects.

12. 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 neatly tied bow.
(b) Like a pizza with all of its toppings arranged neatly.
(c) Like a phone with no ringer.
(d) Like an outfit in which everything matches.

13. 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.

14. 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) 3rd.
(b) 1st.
(c) 9th.
(d) 7th.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many other Asians had Orangutan seen in person before traveling to Japan?

2. Orangutan's comment to Fountainhead after he announces his relapse is that maybe he will make it to Day 30 of sobriety if he takes what action?

3. How many drug overdoses had ChutesAndLadders experienced before his near-death experience on Coronado Beach?

4. What is the name of the professor that translates Elliot's memorized Arabic phrase for him?

5. What does Elliot say he wants Ginny's funeral wreath to resemble?

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