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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Daphne find common ground with Ed?
(a) When she says that the U.S. should hammer ISIS.
(b) When she says that ISIS will collapse of its own ineptitude.
(c) When she says that Engin is against ISIS.
(d) When she says that America is the best country in the world.

2. How does Daphne characterize sex?
(a) A delusion.
(b) A fantasy.
(c) A trap.
(d) A vision.

3. What is the countryside Daphne is remembering as the novel opens?
(a) Sierra.
(b) Navaho.
(c) Paiute.
(d) Veldt.

4. For how long out of every month does Daphne say she feels like a “physical threat” to every man she sees (87)?
(a) 6 hours.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 3 days.

5. How does Daphne describe herself when she catches sight of herself in the sliding glass door?
(a) Pudgy.
(b) Svelte.
(c) Twiggy.
(d) Handsome.

6. Who wrote the epigram for The Golden State, “Home is so sad” (1)?
(a) Philip Larkin.
(b) Sylvia Plath.
(c) Homer.
(d) Diogenes.

7. Where do Daphne and Honey go from Sal’s Café on day three?
(a) Home.
(b) The playground.
(c) The library.
(d) The cemetery.

8. What is the highest degree Daphne has achieved?
(a) B.S.
(b) B.A.
(c) Ph.D.
(d) M.A.

9. What does “merhaba” mean in Turkish?
(a) Hello.
(b) Do I know you?
(c) Thank you.
(d) What is your name?

10. What does Daphne say she is always looking for in Altavista residents?
(a) Signs of lineage.
(b) Signs of suffering.
(c) Signs of depression.
(d) Signs of happiness.

11. What does Daphne hope to find at Sal’s Café?
(a) Danish.
(b) Wireless internet.
(c) Cinnamon buns.
(d) Coffee.

12. What did Daphne tell her husband to be prepared for in the casinos of Altavista?
(a) Layers of stale cigarette smoke.
(b) Downtrodden white people.
(c) Fried everything.
(d) Carnival music.

13. What time is it when Daphne walks out of work?
(a) Noon.
(b) 2 p.m.
(c) 10 a.m.
(d) 8 a.m.

14. What does Daphne give Honey for breakfast on day two?
(a) String cheese and apricots.
(b) Chocolate chips and whipped cream.
(c) Fresh strawberries and cream.
(d) Pancakes.

15. What advice does Daphne say her mother gave her?
(a) Always have a cushion.
(b) Don’t live on anyone else.
(c) Live in poverty before you compromise your values.
(d) Keep your integrity above all.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Daphne say Hugo avoids responsibility for Ellery’s death?

2. How does Daphne communicate with Engin from her house?

3. What sound takes Daphne back to a trip to Greece with her mother?

4. What is Daphne stressed about when she settles down in Altavista?

5. What does Daphne say will be the downfall of the State of Jefferson movement?

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