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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Paul distract himself from his stalled novel?
(a) Drinking in pubs.
(b) Writing letters to old friends.
(c) Walking on the beach.
(d) Spending time with Elihu boys.

2. How old is Monette as he writes his autobiography "Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story?"
(a) 60.
(b) 56.
(c) 46.
(d) 39.

3. How does Paul advertise himself at Canton?
(a) As a beatnik.
(b) As the young hip teacher.
(c) Poet-not-gay.
(d) As a liberal.

4. What opportunity does Paul get after Sutton?
(a) A writing job for a start-up magazine in California.
(b) A job at Canton Academy.
(c) Acceptance to the graduate program at Harvard.
(d) A free ride out to California.

5. What does Paul imagine himself to be if he is to never come out of the closet?
(a) A damned fool.
(b) An old man like Raf.
(c) A depressed poet.
(d) A lonely schoolteacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Paul meet the Navy man?

2. How does Alida realize Paul is definitely gay?

3. What word choice is Monette aware of but feels the need to use?

4. What bond brings Alida and Paul together?

5. What is most different about Paul after his one night stand with the Navy man?

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