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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through We've Only Just Begun (Alec, 1995) (30 - 81) .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is wrong with Marielle's kittens?
(a) They are born with no eyes.
(b) They are too small and were rejected by their mother.
(c) They have no tails.
(d) They have feline diabetes.

2. In "Yesterday Once More," what is written on Jordy's shirt?
(a) ASTRONAUT.
(b) GRANDPA.
(c) BEST HUSBAND EVER.
(d) BERKELEY.

3. What literary device is this an example of: "Jordan's legs were Jell-O" (27)?
(a) Dramatic Irony.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Allusion.

4. What perspective is "Yesterday Once More" told from?
(a) Fourth-person.
(b) Second-person.
(c) First-person.
(d) Third-person.

5. What is Alec's trail mix?
(a) Raisins, nuts, and gin.
(b) Marijuana and LSD.
(c) A blend of ecstacy, ketamine, and other substances.
(d) Anti depressants.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "We've Only Just Begun," why do the friends decide to not get a bench?

2. Why did Marielle leave her life in D.C.?

3. The line: "Marielle rubbed her legs together like a cricket" is an example of what?

4. When Jordan says: "Guys, knock it off," (34) that is an example of which literary device?

5. Who is quoted in the epigraph?

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