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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What feature of his car does ChutesAndLadders mention last as a way to tempt the prospective buyer who is on the phone?
(a) Racing stripes.
(b) Dual exhaust.
(c) GPS.
(d) Air conditioning.

2. What happens immediately after Yazmin and Odessa look up and see a brilliant light above them?
(a) Odessa disappears.
(b) Odessa screams.
(c) Elliot lies down.
(d) Odessa slips into Yazmin's arms.

3. What is Fountainhead's real name?
(a) John.
(b) Junior.
(c) Jake.
(d) Jack.

4. What two artists are on the cassette tapes ChutesAndLadders offers for free to whomever buys his car?
(a) Lionel Richie and Tina Turner.
(b) Billy Ocean and Dionne Warwick.
(c) Billy Idol and Duran Duran.
(d) James Brown and John Coltrane.

5. Why does Fountainhead assume that Haikumom has been to Puerto Rico?
(a) Because she always talks about Puerto Rico.
(b) Because he sees that she is Puerto Rican when they meet in person.
(c) Because she has a keychain with a map of Puerto Rico on it.
(d) Because he himself has been there many times on vacation, so he assumes others have as well.

6. How many biological children did Ginny give birth to in her lifetime?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 0.
(d) 2.

7. What feature does Elliot say Ginny had used her carpentry skills to build on 47 different occasions?
(a) Wheelchair ramps.
(b) Swing sets at domestic violence shelters.
(c) Beds at homeless shelters.
(d) Skateboard ramps.

8. What word does Orangutan use to describe ChutesAndLadders when he finally calls his son?
(a) Foolhardy.
(b) Brave.
(c) Naive.
(d) Ingenious.

9. How does ChutesAndLadders describe the color of the car he is trying to sell?
(a) Midnight blue.
(b) Cherry red.
(c) Chartreuse.
(d) Sky blue.

10. What does ChutesAndLadders plan to do with the proceeds from the sale of his car?
(a) He plans to buy a train ticket to go see his son.
(b) He plans to put a down payment on a brand new car.
(c) He plans to buy a plane ticket to Japan.
(d) He plans to pay his overdue rent.

11. What event does ChutesAndLadders name as the event that once ended a 5-year stretch of sobriety in his life?
(a) Going to see his daughter.
(b) Burying his wife.
(c) Going to see his son.
(d) Losing his job.

12. What is NOT one of the roles Elliot lists when he names Ginny's roles in life?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Engineer.
(c) Comedian.
(d) Carpenter.

13. Whom does Elliot tell Yazmin to call after she hangs up with the 911 operator?
(a) A Buddhist monk.
(b) Elliot's mom.
(c) Elliot's dad.
(d) Yazmin's mom.

14. Who shines a flashlight onto Orangutan and offers her his assistance?
(a) A train conductor.
(b) A policeman.
(c) Chutes and Ladders.
(d) A passing businessman.

15. What does ChutesAndLadders find inside the padded envelope he finds on his desk after he trashes his office due to an online argument with Orangutan?
(a) A framed photograph of his grandchildren.
(b) A pair of waterwings.
(c) A gram of crack cocaine.
(d) A spoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Haikumom recommends 3 rehabilitation facilities to Fountainhead, what two criteria do they all share?

2. What is Haikumom's job?

3. When Orangutan is at the Sapporo train station and is chatting online with ChutesAndLadders, what objects in America does she liken to internet cafes in Japan in terms of how ubiquitous they are?

4. How much does Yazmin guess that she and Elliot will get for Haikumom's computer at the pawnshop?

5. What is Odessa doing during Ginny's funeral?

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