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

2. What does Jordy say that makes Jordan smile in "Yesterday Once More"?
(a) I love you.
(b) I will not.
(c) I do.
(d) I will never forget you.

3. What does Craig ditch for this weekend in "Talking to Myself and Feeling Old"?
(a) Front row tickets to Kanye West.
(b) His wife.
(c) Jury duty.
(d) A work party.

4. What does Jordan wear to hide his weight loss?
(a) A sweater.
(b) Long johns.
(c) A fluffy, baggy shirt.
(d) Overalls.

5. What does the Ouija Board first spell?
(a) HI.
(b) ALEC.
(c) SGO.
(d) MIA.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Alec's trail mix?

2. Who does Elaine de Kooning paint a portrait of?

3. In "We've Only Just Begun," what does Naomi have to work up the nerve to tell her parents?

4. In "Yesterday Once More" what does a bell ringing represent?

5. How much is spent on the flowers in "Talking to Myself and Feeling Old"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe Max and Marielle's relationship?

2. When Jordy sneaks into Jordan's room at Big Sur, what do they discuss and how does their discussion end?

3. How does Jordy react to the gift that Jordan gives him in "We've Only Just Begun"?

4. Why does Marielle propose the pact - what wrong is she trying to remedy?

5. What prompts the friend group to believe Alec is communicating with them; what does he spell?

6. In "We've Only Just Begun," during breakfast, what action does Jordy do that causes Naomi to reflect on his sexuality; why does she come to that conclusion?

7. While Jordan and Jordy get snacks for Marielle's funeral, Joran reveals that Jordy struggles with what?

8. What does Jordan imagine himself as in the beginning of the novel and why?

9. Why does Jordan want to return to Columbia; what does he think about the political state in Columbia versus America?

10. What does Naomi instruct Marielle to do on the beach in "Talking to Myself and Feeling Old" and why?

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