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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 is the current co-op fee for Penny's room at the Tranquility house when she moves in?
(a) $258.66.
(b) $58.80.
(c) $450.
(d) $1,200.

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

3. What drug does Matt say he was coming off from when he had a dispute with Penny in 2005?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Ahuayasca.
(c) Heroin.
(d) Marijuana.

4. What is the 13-year-old girl screaming at in the opening of the novel?
(a) A cat.
(b) A pig.
(c) A dog.
(d) A mule.

5. After how long did the drug trial release Sorry as a participant?
(a) 6 weeks.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 4 weeks.
(d) 4 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how old is Tony said to be?

2. What kind of activist does Rob claim to be when Penny first meets him at the Nicotine house?

3. What is Norm's last name?

4. Who is Matt's girlfriend in 2005?

5. What is Penny doing when she is first introduced in 2005?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is the opening scene of the novel set? What is the significance of this setting?

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

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

4. Why does Penny keep her family associations with Nicotine secret when she first meets the inhabitants?

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

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

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

8. What is the main event that takes place in the scene from 2005? Why is this event significant?

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

10. Who are the inhabitants at Nicotine when Penny first visits?

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