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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Rose's job at Muddy's?
(a) Cook.
(b) Bartender.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Waitress.

2. Whom does John speak to on the phone in Chapter 2?
(a) Mrs. Woodmore.
(b) Marion.
(c) Franklin.
(d) Ruth.

3. Who approaches John Nickel about a job at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Fay.
(b) Cyndi.
(c) Wallace.
(d) Carl.

4. When did John decide he wanted Marion back?
(a) When he nearly died in a car crash.
(b) When he saw his child.
(c) When Marion became pregnant.
(d) When his father died.

5. Why does John give up admonishing Eddie's father in Chapter 2?
(a) He is too hung over.
(b) He is running late for an appointment.
(c) She isn't listening.
(d) He may have a gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what does John Nickel say he will probably never do again?

2. How does John know the woman at Rum Boogie Cafe?

3. How old was Marion when she met John?

4. What was John's job at Muddy's when he started there?

5. What vaguely racist thing does the bartender at Rum Boogie Cafe do in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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