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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which of the following does "23 December 2015" begin?
(a) “As Mom studied Diego across the table, her fingers twitched, itching for a cigarette.”
(b) “Grief is an ocean, and guilt the undertow that pulls me beneath the waves and drowns me.”
(c) “The phenomenon is first observed in France.”
(d) “Audrey and I braved the mall two days before Christmas.”

2. From what Colorado town does Diego hail?
(a) Henderson.
(b) Welby.
(c) Brighton.
(d) Derby.

3. What model of Jeep does Charlie drive?
(a) Cherokee.
(b) Compass.
(c) Wrangler.
(d) Wagoneer.

4. What name does Audrey’s dog answer to?
(a) Plath.
(b) Porter.
(c) Welty.
(d) Woolf.

5. With which of the following does "4 November 2015" begin?
(a) “Mathematics rules the universe.”
(b) “Life isn’t fair.”
(c) “CURRENT DATE IS FRI, 29-01-2016.”
(d) “I leapt out of bed at 5:16 a.m.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following had Nana told Audrey to call her?

2. With which of the following does "CTRL-ALT-DELETE" begin?

3. What snack does Audrey’s mother provide for Audrey and Henry?

4. Who joins Nana at the keyboard?

5. What computing engine version is operating?

Short Essay Questions

1. On New Year’s Eve, how does Audrey encourage Henry to pursue a relationship with Diego?

2. How does Henry note his mother discouraged him and Charlie from rising early on Christmas?

3. What does Henry suggest would be the case if life were fair?

4. How does Henry’s mother note having secured her new job?

5. Why are there no resource wars as the sun dims?

6. What does Henry assert would be worse than finding the dead body of one’s child?

7. What injuries does Diego suffer after his sister falls from a cottonwood tree?

8. What reasons does Henry give for saying he means to attend Brown University?

9. How does Nana describe her experience with Kenny Highcastle?

10. What effect does the use of Mind’s Eye have on society?

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