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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what percent of the human body does Aza say are microbial?

2. How long does Aza scrub her hands at the end of Chapter 5?

3. In Chapter 7, when does Aza have an appointment with Dr. Singh?

4. In Chapter 7, what time did the police raid Russell Pickett's home and find him missing?

5. In Chapter 1, what was Davis Pickett's father about to be arrested for when he disappeared?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what does Daisy do when she and Aza are about to be caught by the Pickett security guard?

2. In Chapter 2, what news article does Daisy read while Aza is driving her to work?

3. In Chapter 9, what does Davis give Aza and why?

4. In Chapter 5, what type of thoughts does Aza have?

5. In Chapter 4, what is the Pickett estate like?

6. In Chapter 6, what does Aza's mother tell her about her father?

7. How does Aza describe her car in Chapter 2?

8. Why does Davis suggest they go to his house after dinner in Chapter 9?

9. In Chapter 8, how does Dr. Singh say that Aza describes herself?

10. In spite of her anxiety, how does Aza have a normal life in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Davis uses many quotes to preface the entries on his blog. Why does Davis use so many quotes? What is particularly significant about the quotes he uses to preface entries about Aza? What do these quotes represent about his life and Aza’s life?

Essay Topic 2

Aza struggles with out-of-control thoughts. How does Aza describe the way that her thoughts are out of control? What painting does Aza seem that seems to represent her thought spirals? What does Aza finally realize about spirals, and how does that realization give her some relief from her thoughts?

Essay Topic 3

Aza tells Davis about a parasite. What does Aza tell Davis about a fish/bird parasite? What does this story symbolize?

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