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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Pluck say Gilhaney tricked into riding his bicycle?
(a) A headmistress.
(b) A school teacher.
(c) A school girl.
(d) A children's nany.

2. When does Mathers say a person has the color of wind?
(a) When they are happy.
(b) After death.
(c) During puberty.
(d) At their birth.

3. What does the man sitting near the narrator reveal himself to be?
(a) A builder.
(b) A murderer.
(c) A tramp.
(d) A writer.

4. What medium does de Selby compare life to?
(a) Television.
(b) Non-fiction writing.
(c) Film.
(d) Fiction writing.

5. What do bicycles lean against in people's houses?
(a) Deck chairs.
(b) Beds.
(c) Sofas.
(d) Kitchen counters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Mathers use to answer each of the narrator's questions?

2. What does de Selby's theory about roads state a road has?

3. What does the narrator make up for himself as he walks?

4. What does Mathers say it means if a person has a light color?

5. Which of the following does de Selby regard as a vice?

(see the answer key)

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