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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hazel copy off of the wall of a men's room?
(a) Directions to a boarding house
(b) The phone number of a prostitute
(c) The address of a boarding house
(d) The address of a prostitute

2. What is Mrs. Watts doing when Hazel arrives at her house?
(a) Entertaining another man
(b) Applying cream to her face
(c) Reading a magazine
(d) Cutting her toenails

3. Why does the taxi driver think that Hazel wants to visit Mrs. Watts' house?
(a) To know sin first hand
(b) To find a room to rent
(c) To rob Mrs. Watts
(d) To preach to the prostitute

4. What did people claim was the reason for Haze opening his brother's casket at his funeral?
(a) He had a morbid fascination with dead people
(b) He was trying to climb into the coffin to be with his brother
(c) He was heartbroken over his brother's death
(d) He wanted to make sure his brother was really dead

5. What does Hazel discover when he arrives home after being released from the army?
(a) He no longer wants to be a preacher
(b) He has been a sinner all along
(c) His family was killed during the war
(d) His family home is deserted

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had Hazel dreamed of being like when he was a child?

2. What happens to Hazel when he departs the train?

3. To what does Hazel liken his sleeping berth on the train?

4. Why does Hazel take his duffel bag with him when he leaves the train?

5. Which of the following is NOT found on the walls of the men's restroom Hazel visits at the train station?

(see the answer key)

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