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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the writer and the carpenter have in common?
(a) The both are in prison.
(b) They both lose a brother.
(c) The both have white mustaches.
(d) They both ride bikes.

2. What does Elizabeth do when she goes in George's room and sits by his desk?
(a) She prays.
(b) She cleans his drawers.
(c) She reads his notes.
(d) She sleeps.

3. What does the "half-witted boy" of Wing's school do at night?
(a) Draw on his walls.
(b) Make prank phone calls.
(c) Plan a crime.
(d) Imagine dreams as facts.

4. Where does Wing live during his youth?
(a) Indiana.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Ohio.

5. What does the writer name his book?
(a) The Book of the Grotesque.
(b) The Book of Me.
(c) Grotesque Dreams.
(d) When I Could Not Sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wing do for a living?

2. What is the danger of the writer's subject matter?

3. Why does the writer get out of bed and start writing?

4. How long does the writer write for when he gets out of bed and starts writing?

5. What is Dr. Reefy doing when the tall, dark girl comes to see him?

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