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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. Why does the narrator move in with his father?
(a) His grandparents out him.
(b) His father is a homosexual.
(c) He has no money.
(d) He hates his mother.

2. What does the narrator swear off, after witnessing Omi on the gym bars?
(a) Love.
(b) Physical fitness.
(c) Sex.
(d) Gym class.

3. After being affected by "Saint Sebastian," what does the narrator do to analyze his feelings?
(a) Meditates.
(b) Attends art school.
(c) Writes an essay.
(d) Visits Rome.

4. After Omi is expelled, the narrator dreams of doing what to a classmate?
(a) Biting him.
(b) Killing him.
(c) Fighting him.
(d) Kissing him.

5. What smell does the narrator associate with soldiers?
(a) Motor oil.
(b) Steel.
(c) Blood.
(d) Sweat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the boys at the school notice about Omi's body?

2. From what ailment does the narrator's grandmother suffer?

3. Why is it ironic that the narrator cannot swim?

4. What effect do death and blood have on the narrator during puberty?

5. In one particular story read by the narrator, what keeps a Hungarian prince alive?

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