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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 - 6 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Helene insist the narrator wear as a child?
(a) Nice dresses.
(b) Her father's dog tags.
(c) Boy's clothes.
(d) Smart blazers.

2. Who inherits property from the departed?
(a) The narrator's father.
(b) The narrator's mother.
(c) The narrator's sister.
(d) The narrator.

3. What weapon does the narrator grab in the first chapter?
(a) A gun.
(b) A knife.
(c) A machete.
(d) A taser.

4. Where does the narrator work?
(a) A grocery store.
(b) NYU.
(c) The FBI.
(d) The CIA.

5. What is the name of the narrator's dog?
(a) Pooky.
(b) Poochini.
(c) Petey.
(d) Puck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nationally televised event does Mr. Ali appear on?

2. Who is crying in the first chapter?

3. What is Mr. Ali's first name?

4. Who calls the narrator from a payphone?

5. Who does the narrator have a tense relationship with?

(see the answer key)

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