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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: Here There Is No Why.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the narrator?
(a) The doctor who was Tod Friendly's mentor.
(b) One of the doctors surrounding Tod Friendly at the beginning of the book.
(c) A character from Tod Friendly's past.
(d) A voice in Tod Friendly's head.

2. What does the narrator think Tod Friendly would do at the food store?
(a) Buy food with his money.
(b) Return his food and get money for it.
(c) Shave and shower.
(d) Buy food with coupons.

3. What does John Young do for the man with a hole in his head?
(a) He puts a nail in the hole.
(b) He cleans the hole and stitches it up.
(c) He gives the man a lot of money.
(d) He gets the man help.

4. Where does the narrator think Herta's letters come from?
(a) The trash.
(b) The fire.
(c) The sprinkle rooms.
(d) The mail box.

5. What seems to the narrator to make more sense backwards?
(a) Male/female conversations.
(b) Sex.
(c) Eating.
(d) Using the bathroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are conditions like in Italy when (in the narrator's experience) Hamilton de Souza lands there?

2. When Hamilton de Souza puts together the pieces of a torn picture, who does the narrator think he recognizes in the photo?

3. Where does the narrator get his mail from?

4. Where does Tod Friendly meet many of his girlfriends?

5. What does the narrator describe as an "atrocity-producing" situation?

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