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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. With which of the following does Liz have a child?
(a) Wayne.
(b) Caleb.
(c) J.
(d) Dave.

2. What figure is on the cotton candy cone C and Wayne share?
(a) Spider-Man.
(b) Superman.
(c) Wolverine.
(d) Batman.

3. What is the name of C’s father’s second wife?
(a) Elaine.
(b) Linda.
(c) Amanda.
(d) Elizabeth.

4. As which of the following does the novel define “ambiguous loss” (70)?
(a) “A rhythm of loss and replacement that would endlessly repeat.”
(b) “When there is death but no body.”
(c) “Certainty about acquisition.”
(d) “Ability to use both hands that is taken away.”

5. As which of the following does Cee describe her voice?
(a) Jersey.
(b) Valleygirl.
(c) Hick.
(d) Preppy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Cee’s father accuse her of speaking?

2. What color is the windbreaker Cee sees?

3. What movie does C see advertised at the movie studio?

4. Where does Mo find a copy of the Koran?

5. What perfume does Cee’s father recall her mother wearing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice is C given by a nurse at the hospital?

2. What does Cee report packing for her brother and herself for trips to the beach?

3. How does Cee’s brother understand No Man’s Land, and why?

4. How does Rose respond to the loss of her breasts to cancer?

5. What reason does C posit for being sent by her mother to join her father and his new family?

6. What does the man who hits Cee’s brother with his car claim to have been doing when he struck the boy?

7. Of what do Cee’s mother and Grandma Lu typically talk?

8. What is the typical subject of Cee’s mother’s painting?

9. To what profession does C’s father turn after leaving her and her mother?

10. In the novel, how does life span integration work?

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