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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Elliot wearing around his neck that he tells the professor was given to him by his girlfriend?
(a) Military dog tags.
(b) A silver chain.
(c) A gold locket.
(d) A yarn necklace.

2. What screen name does the administrator of the addiction support forum use?
(a) Fountainhead.
(b) HaikuMom.
(c) Chutes&Ladders.
(d) Orangutan.

3. 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 hates the boss that manages the Subway close to Ginny's house.
(c) There were no positions available at the Subway close to Ginny's house.
(d) He likes the clientele better at the Subway that is closer to the subway and further away from Ginny's house.

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

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

6. What does Elliot's memorized Arabic phrase turn out to mean in English?
(a) Get out of my way.
(b) Leave my family alone.
(c) Always look on the bright side of life.
(d) Can I please have my passport back?

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

8. 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?
(a) Stays out of his dealer's neighborhood.
(b) Goes to a Narcotics Anonymous meeting.
(c) Logs in to the Addiction Support forum every day.
(d) Tells his wife about his addiction.

9. What action leads to Orangutan's parents' purchase of a one-way flight for her to visit Japan?
(a) Orangutan's mother gets a job with an airline and can now secure half-price fare.
(b) They speak to a psychologist who advises that they help Orangutan travel to new places.
(c) They read everything she has ever posted on the addiction support forum.
(d) They move to a smaller house and do not have room for her anymore.

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

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

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

13. When Yazmin gets a text message from Elliot's dad while she and Elliot are talking on the phone, what does it say?
(a) "Waiting for Elliot till we turn off the machine" (Location 348).
(b) "Don't tell Elliot how dire the situation is" (Location 348).
(c) "Tell Elliot to call me right away" (Location 348).
(d) "Turning off the breathing machine unless you text back soon" (Location 348).

14. To what do Orangutan, ChutesAndLadders, and HaikuMom toast after ChutesAndLadders' story about his brush with death on Coronado Beach?
(a) Rogue waves.
(b) Speedos.
(c) Sandbars.
(d) Lifeguards.

15. What activity does ChutesAndLadders say that he and Orangutan engaged in all night the first time they met online?
(a) They traded insults.
(b) They played tic-tac-toe.
(c) They talked about Jazz music.
(d) They sang Christmas carols.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Yazmin cancels her students' next listening report, what does she assign them to do instead?

2. How long does Orangutan stay away from the addiction support forum when it causes HaikuMom and ChutesAndLadders to worry about her?

3. What type of rental car does Fountainhead get that causes him to declare he has now officially hit rock bottom?

4. What is NOT one thing that Organgutan says makes sense to her now that she is in Japan?

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

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