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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 60-68.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator describe Holly's voice?
(a) Husky, raspy and mysterious.
(b) Piercing and memorable.
(c) Melodic and soothing.
(d) Silly, young and self-amused.

2. What or who does the narrator expect the first time he hears his bell in the middle of the night?
(a) A police officer.
(b) Holly.
(c) A telegram with bad news.
(d) His friends.

3. According to Holly, what are the mean reds?
(a) Impatience.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Depression.
(d) Angst.

4. According to Holly's husband, what causes Holly to leave?
(a) "Boredom."
(b) "A desire for a challenge".
(c) "Reading dreams".
(d) "A confused soul".

5. What happens to Mag in Key West?
(a) Mag gets a first-degree sunburn.
(b) Mag is proposed to.
(c) Mag is offered a lucrative modeling job.
(d) Mag is bitten by a colony of red ants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What place do Holly and the narrator avoid after lunch at the cafeteria?

2. What does the narrator find in a book entitled "The Baseball Guide"?

3. How does the narrator describe the man with Holly when he sees her for the first time?

4. What is Holly wearing when the narrator first sees her?

5. In the store, who is the sales lady busy with?

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