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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: The Hero, The Friend: August 24 - 26: Chapters 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has unmatchable purity?
(a) A sterilized surgery.
(b) Voices in the dirt.
(c) The vapor of sublime poetry.
(d) Forest mud.

2. What does Jim compare Susie's skin to?
(a) A shaft of Mojave sun.
(b) A peach.
(c) A haze of smoke.
(d) The inside of an eggshell.

3. What unusual fact about Jim does Holly uncover?
(a) His real name is James.
(b) He has won the lottery.
(c) His wife has given birth to quadruplets.
(d) He could be related to a senator.

4. Where does Jim go for fresh air?
(a) Onto the balcony.
(b) To the supermarket.
(c) Into the shower.
(d) Into the refrigerator.

5. What can a master viniculturist do exceptionally well?
(a) Play ice hockey.
(b) Appreciate the subtlety of a rare vintage.
(c) Catch a baseball.
(d) Hear complex rhythm in music.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can Holly not use the Department of Motor Vehicles to find Jim's street address?

2. Who finally stops to help?

3. What mesmerizes Holly?

4. Which desert is Jim driving through?

5. How much does Jim pay the cab driver?

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