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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is William Everett Hunton?
(a) The narrator's father.
(b) The narrator's godfather.
(c) A friend of Annie and the narrator.
(d) Annie's father.

2. With whom does the narrator begin a relationship during this Summer?
(a) Lou.
(b) Annie.
(c) Maria.
(d) Chad.

3. What is the narrator's last ditch attempt at appearing "normal"?
(a) No more writing poetry.
(b) Considering marriage to Maria.
(c) Playing football.
(d) Working at a meat packing plant.

4. Hunton makes disparaging remarks about the narrator's __________________.
(a) clothes.
(b) hair.
(c) penis.
(d) family.

5. The narrator sets Lou up with ____________________.
(a) his cousin.
(b) a museum docent.
(c) a girl from his office.
(d) his neighbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator's mother go in Chapter 5?

2. Lou is jealous of ______________.

3. What is notable about Morris?

4. Who is another person the narrator seeks out for sexual relations?

5. What is important about the protagonist of the story?

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