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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, "I Used to be the Owner and Manager of an Automobile Dealership".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What can Kurt not do well now that he is 82?
(a) Parallel park.
(b) Change gears.
(c) Drive.
(d) Read road signs.

2. What did one of Kurt's ancestors buy when he came to America?
(a) A brewery.
(b) A lot of beer.
(c) A sizeable amount of stock in a beer company that then went bankrupt.
(d) A vineyard.

3. How much older is Kurt's brother than he is?
(a) Three years.
(b) Six years.
(c) Twelve years.
(d) Nine years.

4. According to Kurt, why to foreigners hate Americans?
(a) For their arrogance.
(b) For their liberty.
(c) For their jazz.
(d) For their money.

5. What does Gil Berman do for a living?
(a) Painter.
(b) Comedian.
(c) Writer.
(d) Actor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long would Kurt listen to the radio each day?

2. Why is "Hamlet" a masterpiece?

3. Where did Kurt go to high school?

4. What are the people that Kurt blames for ruining America born without?

5. Which of Mark Twain's family and/or friends died before him?

(see the answer key)

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