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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) Old Folks Week.
(c) New Jersey Nostalgia.
(d) Home Sweet New Jersey.

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

3. How does the narrator view the foibles of mankind in his corner of the world?
(a) With love.
(b) With disregard.
(c) With irritation.
(d) With hate.

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

5. In addition to the Statue of Liberty, what else does the narrator think is an American construct of false Utopia?
(a) McDonald's.
(b) Sea World.
(c) NFL Football.
(d) Disneyland.

Short Answer Questions

1. The head of the camp swears in the boys with an oath and _____________________.

2. How does the narrator characterize himself?

3. Where is the narrator's childhood summer camp located?

4. How can the narrator best be described in comparison to his camp mates?

5. What is the name of the train onto which the men are loaded?

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