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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Marcel Proust Meets the New Jersey Tailgater, and Survives.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the narrator's childhood summer camp located?
(a) Minnesota.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Maine.
(d) Vermont.

2. Why does Colonel Bullard berate the boys of the Mole Lodge?
(a) For smoking cigarettes.
(b) For screaming like girls.
(c) For returning to camp without the prize.
(d) For spying on the girls.

3. What did each boy bet in the contest?
(a) $100.
(b) $50.
(c) $5.
(d) $20.

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

5. What do the boys fear as they try to get to sleep?
(a) A Thing in the Woods.
(b) Thunder dna lightning.
(c) An ax murderer.
(d) Pranks from the Beavers.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what conditions did Balzac write?

2. How long is the bus drive to camp?

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

4. What surprising things do the boys find as they pick up trash?

5. What does the sergeant make Dan Baxter do when he catches Dan smoking?

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