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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. The tendency of all New Jerseyites to long for home is called ____________________.
(a) There's No Place Like New Jersey.
(b) Home Sweet New Jersey.
(c) New Jersey Nostalgia.
(d) Old Folks Week.

2. What did Marcel Proust do to soundproof his environment?
(a) Worked in a bank vault.
(b) Worked in a cork-lined room.
(c) Wore ear muffs.
(d) Put cotton in his ears.

3. From what city does the summer camp bus depart?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Milwaukee.
(d) Toledo.

4. According to the narrator, New Jerseyites are bound together as _______________.
(a) A species.
(b) A clan.
(c) Survivors.
(d) Freaks of nature.

5. What New Jersey food did the narrator eat while in Colorado?
(a) Spaghetti.
(b) Steaks.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Hot dogs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sitting in his car, the narrator thinks about all the expressions about ___________ in the English language.

2. What are the older campers at the narrator's childhood summer camp called?

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

4. What does Lieutenant Cherry warn the men about not doing so the locals won't come after them with guns?

5. What is the name of the lodge to which the narrator is assigned?

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