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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Barney have up his nose at the beginning of this section?
(a) Wires.
(b) Cotton wool.
(c) Paper.
(d) Tubes.

2. What is the name of the bookie Barney had to pay off?
(a) Big Mike.
(b) Little Tony.
(c) Strong Davis.
(d) Simple Pete.

3. Where does Barney say he is going next time to gamble?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Las Vegas.

4. What are the two ways Barney has always promised the narrator he would make money?
(a) Drug dealing or pimping.
(b) Pool sharking or writing.
(c) Writing or book selling.
(d) Gambling or real estate.

5. What did Barney work as in Redding?
(a) A usher.
(b) A waiter.
(c) A bell boy.
(d) A dishwasher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Barney say his luck is?

2. What did Morey draw for the narrator to help her sneak into the hospital?

3. What is stamped on the plastic front of Barney's lucky charm?

4. How does the narrator describe the look Barney gives the nurse?

5. The narrator tells the nurse she confused the hospital ward for ______________.

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