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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 44-53.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator's visiting relative take him for dinner?
(a) "By The Park".
(b) "Le Bistro".
(c) "21".
(d) "The Chicken and Beef Hut".

2. What about the narrator does Holly want to know more about?
(a) His writing routine.
(b) His childhood.
(c) His future plans.
(d) His taste in women.

3. Who is Holly sitting with at the restaurant where the narrator sees her?
(a) An elderly woman.
(b) Four men.
(c) A young boy.
(d) A man in his fifties.

4. How does the narrator describe Holly's health?
(a) A "breakfast-cereal air of health".
(b) An "elderly woman's air of health".
(c) A "new car smell air of health".
(d) A "titanesque air of health".

5. What is the narrator's room crowded with?
(a) Attic furniture.
(b) Luggage.
(c) Piles of dishes.
(d) Clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Joe Bell, why does he not have an easy nature?

2. What is in the manila envelope that Joe gives to the narrator?

3. According to the narrator, which professions would Holly not have time for?

4. What is the name of the drink that Joe mixes for the narrator at his bar?

5. How old does a man have to be before Holly will get excited about him?

(see the answer key)

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