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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What literary technique does the author use in Chapter 2?
(a) Flashback
(b) Metaphor
(c) Onomatopoeia
(d) Simile

2. Where do Larry and Sally go on Friday night?
(a) Out to dinner
(b) Sid and Charity's home
(c) The theater
(d) The movies

3. Who awakens at the vacation house as the story begins?
(a) Charity
(b) Sid
(c) Lou
(d) Larry

4. Why does Larry feel he doesn't fit in with the other professors?
(a) He is much older than they are
(b) He doesn't have tenure
(c) He didn't go to an Ivy League school
(d) He is too inexperienced

5. What is the state of Charity's health?
(a) She is recovering from surgery
(b) She is well
(c) She has cancer
(d) She has diabetes

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of Larry and Sally's trip?

2. How is Charity characterized?

3. Why is Charity so amazed by Larry and Sally?

4. What does Larry think about on this morning?

5. Where is Sid and Charity's vacation house located?

(see the answer key)

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