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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When John and Lorraine meet Mr. Pignati at the Staten Island ferry, they encounter what?
(a) Drunks and bums.
(b) The school principal.
(c) Lorraine's mother.
(d) Actors and models.

2. Lorraine feels that John needs to make up interesting stories about his life because he is _______.
(a) Bored.
(b) Mentally ill.
(c) A scoundrel.
(d) Protecting himself.

3. John says that Mr. Pignati makes a good _____.
(a) Sherlock Holmes.
(b) Frankenstein.
(c) Cupid.
(d) Santa Claus.

4. After John's mother refuses to give him money for beer, what does he try to do?
(a) Get Mr. Pignati to talk to his mother.
(b) Steal money from Norton and Dennis.
(c) Have Lorraine collect money from Mr. Pignati.
(d) Steal money from Mr. Pignati.

5. Why is Lorraine hesitant to meet Mr. Pignati face to face?
(a) She hears he has a bad reputation.
(b) She doesn't want to keep deceiving the old man.
(c) She's afraid he'll yell at her for her fake charity.
(d) She doesn't want him to know who she is.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lorraine justify the fact that her mother picks on her?

2. Who is Miss Reillen?

3. How does Lorraine feel about her own appearance?

4. After his father stops drinking, how does John feel around the house?

5. When Lorraine and John start to mimic the apes at the zoo, she says she's surprised that Mr. Pignati does what?

(see the answer key)

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