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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. On what highway was the narrator traveling the day before?
(a) New Jersey Turnpike.
(b) I-95.
(c) Route 66.
(d) Route 22.

2. According to the narrator, New Jersey residents are chronic _______________.
(a) Smokers.
(b) Gamblers.
(c) Coughers.
(d) Tailgaters.

3. What does Umbaugh offer to do after the contest?
(a) Wash the narrator's car.
(b) Buy breakfast for his friends.
(c) Do his friends' laundry.
(d) Take an exam for Big Al.

4. What was the truck in front of the narrator carrying?
(a) Milk.
(b) Flattened cars.
(c) Tires.
(d) Chemicals.

5. What wooden animal stands on a beach?
(a) Elephant.
(b) Horse.
(c) Tiger.
(d) Bear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the head of the summer camp?

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

3. What day is it at the mess hall at the beginning of this chapter?

4. In what conditions did Balzac write?

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

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