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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. What television show does Norm request to watch when dismissing the hospice director in 2016?
(a) Cheers.
(b) The Simpsons.
(c) Jeopardy.
(d) Wheel of Fortune.

2. Where is Penny's closer brother living in 2016?
(a) Winchester.
(b) Princeton.
(c) Fort Lee.
(d) Albany.

3. In what country does Sorry say she is a citizen?
(a) Jordan.
(b) Australia.
(c) New Zealand.
(d) France.

4. What is Sorry's real name?
(a) Cassandra.
(b) Sonya.
(c) Stevie.
(d) Sarah.

5. Who is the 13-year-old girl that is described in the opening of the novel?
(a) Penny.
(b) Jazz.
(c) Sorry.
(d) Amalia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What literary device is used in the following sentence from the book: "Norm's death is a runaway train" (701)?

2. Where does Sorry invite Penny to go with her for a potluck?

3. What is Patrick's profession at the time of Norm's death?

4. How much younger is Amalia than her eldest stepson?

5. What is Anka's name short for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Norm's childhood home described when Penny finds it in 2016?

2. How is Amalia described when she first appears in the 2016 timeline? What is her relationship like with Penny?

3. How is Matt's relationship with his father characterized in 2005?

4. What is the symbolic significance of the water glasses that recur in the story?

5. What is in the vacant bedroom across from Sorry's room? What is its history?

6. What leads up to the sexual encounter between Penny and Jazz?

7. What characters are present in the opening scene of the novel? What is their significance in the plot of the story?

8. Where is Norm's childhood home located? What is its history?

9. What is the inciting incident in the novel and how does it propel the action forward?

10. What happens when Norm encounters Schubert in 2016? How does Penny interpret this action?

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