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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Toby Langley spend some of his childhood?
(a) In the Middle East, Kenya, and Venezuela.
(b) In the United States and Mexico.
(c) At Oxford.
(d) In Notting Hill.

2. When did Sally let on that she had been abused as a child?
(a) She never did.
(b) When she was about twenty-years-old.
(c) When she was five-years-old.
(d) When she turned thirteen.

3. In the Preface, what liberty does Jeremy report that he takes in his book?
(a) He writes about his dead parents.
(b) He explains his affair with another woman.
(c) He describes his home life with Jenny.
(d) He recounts certain conversations.

4. What was one of the reasons Jeremy did not pursue girls at the age of seventeen?
(a) He felt he was not good looking enough.
(b) He was not attracted to them.
(c) It would distract him from his school work.
(d) He was busy with two jobs.

5. Why was Jeremy so upset just before leaving for Oxford?
(a) Harper was threatening to kill him.
(b) He didn't think college was right for him.
(c) Sally was crying because he was going away.
(d) His bags would not fit in his friend's car.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jeremy go knocking on his friend, Toby's, door?

2. In what way did Jeremy identify with Sally?

3. What did Jeremy continue to do after leaving North Oxford?

4. How often did Jenny and her brothers see their parents?

5. What did Jean and Harper spend a lot of their time doing?

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