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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, pages 61-100.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In order to appear masculine, what does the narrator convince his female cousins to do?
(a) Kill a bird.
(b) Shoot at a soldier.
(c) Cliff dive.
(d) Play war.

2. What type of stories does the narrator like to read as a child?
(a) Fantasy.
(b) Non-fiction.
(c) Romance novels.
(d) Science fiction.

3. What impression does the narrator have of Omi after meeting him alone in the schoolyard?
(a) He is brave.
(b) He is mean.
(c) He is lonely.
(d) He is tough.

4. Why does the narrator masturbate in class?
(a) He wants to get expelled.
(b) He is attracted to his teacher.
(c) He does it on a dare.
(d) He is bored.

5. What does Reni's "Saint Sebastian" cause the narrator to do for the first time?
(a) Pick up a paint brush.
(b) Read the Bible.
(c) Pleasure himself.
(d) Run away from home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who reveals the identity of the figure in the photograph to the narrator?

2. What subject is the narrator fascinated with as a child?

3. Whom does the narrator relate to in the stories he reads?

4. During puberty, the narrator likens his penis to a what?

5. In what city was the narrator born?

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