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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 does Jordan let Marielle do to him on the beach in "You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven That I've Seen"?
(a) Hold him up.
(b) Put sunscreen on his face.
(c) Feed him water from a cap.
(d) Rub ointment on his back.

2. When Naomi says: "all bets are off" (171), that is an example of what literary device?
(a) Tone.
(b) Idiom.
(c) Anachronism.
(d) Symbolism.

3. What happens after the friend group has dinner for the first time in Mexico?
(a) Marielle gets too drunk.
(b) Jordy gets lost.
(c) Fireworks.
(d) A lone trumpeter serenades the group.

4. Where does the friend group go to look at art in "There's a Wonder in Most Everything I See"?
(a) The Guggenheim.
(b) The Cloisters.
(c) The National Portrait Gallery.
(d) The MOMA.

5. What does the narrator list as an example of an empty promise in "You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven That I've Seen"?
(a) "lets get ice cream."
(b) "I am starting this diet today."
(c) "I am going to sign up for the race next year."
(d) "I am going to win next time."

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Craig and Marielle fall asleep in the hotel room?

2. Why does Craig throw Jordy under the bus in "There's a Wonder in Most Everything I See"?

3. Which painting causes Craig to think he should surrender in "There's a Wonder in Most Everything I See"?

4. Who will have to deal with Naomi's decision to sell Big Sur?

5. What does Naomi ask the pilot to do in "Why Do Stars Falls Down from the Sky"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does the older swimmer give Jordy when he asks for advice?

2. In "You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven that I've Seen" what does Craig suggest to Marielle about his living conditions? What are Craig's motivations for moving?

3. What does Jordan reveal about when Jordy first came to see him; How did Jordan feel about the whole thing?

4. What does Craig admit about Jordy during his funeral to lighten the mood; how did he arrive at this opinion?

5. What has Marielle done since her funeral?

6. Why did Naomi visit Craig in New York and what do they do together?

7. What solution does Jordan give when Naomi says she will not go to Big Sur without him?

8. In "There's a Wonder in Most Everything I See" what did Marielle steal from Craig - what was the reason?

9. What metaphor/memory of Jordan's ends "You're the Closest Thing to Heaven That I've Seen"?

10. Under what circumstances does Marielle see Mia in "There's a Wonder in Most Everything I See"?

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