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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through I Tried to Be Cool through Instead We Returned to Small Talk.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Adam's other name?
(a) The monster.
(b) Buddy.
(c) John.
(d) Crank.

2. When did Kristina's troubles start?
(a) When her brother was born.
(b) When she went to visit her father.
(c) When her sister announced she was a lesbian.
(d) When she and her mother fought.

3. How did Kristina feel before she crashed?
(a) She can't hold herself upright, she is so exhausted.
(b) She feels a sense of calm.
(c) She feels pleasantly drowsy.
(d) She is depressed.

4. How does crank maker her feel?
(a) Just happy.
(b) Like crying, screaming, and dancing.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Very sad.

5. How does Lince respond to finding Adam and Kristina?
(a) She spits on them.
(b) She asks for a line of crank.
(c) She starts screaming and crying.
(d) She hits Adam.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shape was the poem about the time spent in the bowling alley?

2. Why was Lince upset?

3. Why does Kristina decide to try drugs?

4. What does Adam tell Kristina the next day?

5. Why did Kristina go to visit her father?

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