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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Seven, Pygmies, Ferrets and Dog Chow.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item seen in the window of an antique shop does Vicky want in her house someday?
(a) An antique roll top writing desk.
(b) A big screen TV.
(c) A painted wooden carousel horse.
(d) A pool table.

2. Who does he call the minute he wakes up?
(a) Clara Tillinghast.
(b) Vicky Hollins.
(c) Megan Avery.
(d) Michael.

3. Why does the narrator dislike going home?
(a) His apartment is haunted with thoughts of his ex-wife.
(b) He lives with an unruly roommate.
(c) He lives with his nagging mother.
(d) His apartment is a slum and infested with cockroaches.

4. What author did the narrator, in his first days at the company, give advice about his award-winning prose?
(a) Steven Paul.
(b) John Donlevy.
(c) Amanda Sykes.
(d) Marianne Miller.

5. How does the narrator feel about his childhood?
(a) He felt he was always on the outside looking in.
(b) He feels he had a very normal, average childhood.
(c) He felt loved and treasured, easily making friends.
(d) He is not really affected by his past one way or the other.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the narrator's most significant contact with The Druid?

2. Why has Tad insisted on making up stories about Amanda and the narrator's separation?

3. What phrase does Wade want on the narrator's epitaph?

4. Where does Alex suspect homosexuality "comes from"?

5. What kind of guy does the narrator see himself as?

(see the answer key)

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