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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 21-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Victor tell Denny his mother has?
(a) Cancer.
(b) A big secret.
(c) Increased appetite.
(d) Restored memory.

2. Why does the narrator say this book was written?
(a) To save people.
(b) Because he was bored.
(c) As part of a twelve-step program.
(d) As a dare from a friend.

3. Why does Dr. Marshall assert that Victor does not want his "old" mother back?
(a) She abused him.
(b) He does not love her.
(c) He is selfish.
(d) She is too strong for him.

4. What piece of illegal contraband does Denny bring to work to show Victor?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A crack pipe.
(c) A joint.
(d) A magazine.

5. What did Victor ask when he was taken to the police station as a boy and was questioned about the location of his mother?
(a) He hasn't seen her.
(b) She is at their secret house.
(c) To go to the bathroom.
(d) She moved out of the country.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Victor choke himself?

2. What is the name of the doctor the narrator meets in the hall?

3. When Victor and Denny visit the strip club, what is Victor doing?

4. What does the narrator claim all of his co-workers are addicted to?

5. What does Ida Mancini say her goal in life is while walking through neighborhoods with Victor?

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