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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lemons on the Grass, Alas.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say is like a sentence in hell?
(a) Washing pots and pans.
(b) Quitting smoking.
(c) Doing laundry.
(d) 24-hour guard duty.

2. Where is the narrator as this chapter begins?
(a) On a plane.
(b) In his car.
(c) In the subway.
(d) On a bus.

3. Who is the camp leader who facilitates the boys' getting on the camp bus?
(a) Captain Courageous.
(b) Captain Crabtree.
(c) Captain Cranky.
(d) Captain Carlson.

4. In what format does the narrator recall the information about writers?
(a) An NPR show.
(b) A museum tour.
(c) A television lecture.
(d) A seminar presentation.

5. According to the narrator, behind all the gaudiness of New Jersey lies ____________________.
(a) More gaudiness.
(b) People struggling to survive.
(c) A human striving for something grand.
(d) Endless subdivisions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the narrator meet his friend, Howard, for lunch?

2. Camp demerits result in the loss of privileges such as _______________.

3. What food does the narrator dish out when he is working on the train?

4. What is the name of first-year campers at the narrator's childhood summer camp?

5. What does the narrator do after passing out food for fifteen hours straight?

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