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The Zoo Story | Quiz

Edward Albee
This Study Guide consists of approximately 48 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Zoo Story.

The Zoo Story | Quiz

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1)

Who did Jerry live with for most of his life? (from Pages 26-35)

His pop
A family friend
His brother
His mother's sister
2)

What does Jerry say that Peter should do with the item in #169? (from Pages 45-62)

Use it on a dog
Pick it up to make the fight even
Throw it away
Keep it
3)

Who is fat, ugly, mean and stupid, according to Jerry? (from Pages 26-35)

His landlady
His mom
The dog
A neighbor
4)

For what does Jerry say that kids use pornographic cards as a substitute? (from Pages 26-35)

Beer
Regular cards
Movies
A real experience
5)

What color is the landlady's dog? (from Pages 26-35)

Pink
Tan
Black
White
6)

What is the answer in #97 supposed to do to the audience? (from Pages 36-44)

Make them hungry
Have a hypnotic effect
Make them feel sorry for Peter
Make them wonder about Jerry's sanity
7)

What does Jerry do in response to Peter's accusation that Jerry is mad? (from Pages 45-62)

Gives Peter a knife
Gets help
Closes his eyes
Throws the knife to the ground
8)

Where does Jerry stumble to? (from Pages 45-62)

The woods
The street
The bench
The water
9)

What does Peter do as Jerry is talking about his home and its contents? (from Pages 26-35)

Ignores him
Walks away
Reads
Stares at his shoes
10)

Who owns the dog that Jerry can't stand? (from Pages 26-35)

His aunt
A neighbor down the street
The landlady
Peter
11)

If you can't deal with people, you have to make a start somewhere. WITH ___________. (from Pages 36-44)

PAPERCLIPS
BOOKS
STRANGERS
ANIMALS
12)

Animals are _____________ to Jerry, according to his own observations. (from Pages 36-44)

Indifferent
Quiet
Mean
Spirited
13)

To whom does the answer to #80 say that? (from Pages 26-35)

Peter
The landlady
Joe
Jerry
14)

Who is called slow witted? (from Pages 45-62)

Peter
Both
Neither
Jerry
15)

Who cries all the time, according to Jerry? (from Pages 26-35)

Peter
His aunt
He does
The woman on the third floor
16)

What does the landlady ask Jerry to do for the dog? (from Pages 36-44)

Pray for it
Put it out of its misery
Hold it
Take it to a vet
17)

Who says that people can't have everything they want? (from Pages 45-62)

Peter
A child
Jerry
A police officer
18)

What does Jerry say that the landlady probably eats? (from Pages 36-44)

Pretzels
Nothing
Garbage
Lettuce
19)

Who has their own little zoo, according to Jerry? (from Pages 45-62)

The landlady
Peter
Jerry
The queen
20)

Jerry runs at Peter and ______________. (from Pages 45-62)

Takes the knife away
Impales himself with the knife
Hits him
Knocks him down
21)

When Jerry finishes his monologue on his family, what kind of joke does he call his life? (from Pages 26-35)

Funny
Distasteful
Cruel
Middle-European
22)

In what does Jerry hide the answer to #125? (from Pages 36-44)

A hamburger
A bowl of water
A bone
A biscuit
23)

What did the dog do when Jerry first moved in? (from Pages 36-44)

Ran away
Ate his shoe
Growled at him
Licked him
24)

When Jerry says that he will pray, how does the landlady react? (from Pages 36-44)

She offers to pray with him
She thanks him
She says that he is lying
She kisses him
25)

Referring to your answer of question 67, how long did Jerry claim to be such? (from Pages 26-35)

A week and a half
A year
A day
Five days
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