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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 170 - 231.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much younger is Amalia than her eldest stepson?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 13 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 3 years.

2. Who packs up the belongings of the residents of the Nicotine house after Matt's assault?
(a) Tony.
(b) Jazz.
(c) Anka.
(d) Sorry.

3. The five tall pale men described walking from a burning Christmas tree in the beginning of the novel are said to be just south of what city in New York?
(a) Nyack.
(b) Yonkers.
(c) Albany.
(d) Malvern.

4. What literary device is used in the following sentence from the novel: "An all-white man in an all-black car, like a grub in a rotten pecan" (192)?
(a) Assonance.
(b) Simile.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Alliteration.

5. What does Amalia suggest Rob try in his sex life, when he confesses about his feelings of inadequacy?
(a) Homosexuality.
(b) Pansexuality.
(c) Bondage.
(d) Cosplay.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jazz tell Matt after their sexual fantasy interlude involving the balcony and virtual realty?

2. What does "WTO" refer to in the context of the novel?

3. What is the name of Norm's pet cat that Amalia brings to see him at the hospice center?

4. In what country does Sorry say she is a citizen?

5. Why does Penny tell Jazz that if the family did probate, she, her mother, Patrick, and Matt would each receive equal shares of her father's estate?

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