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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event does Larry feel as if he had been a part of even though he was not?
(a) World War I
(b) Sid and Charity's courtship
(c) The Stock Market Crash
(d) World War II

2. What happens when Sid and Larry are out walking?
(a) Larry falls down a flight of stairs
(b) Sally goes into labor
(c) There is a power outage
(d) Sid is hit by a car

3. How did Larry's parents die?
(a) An infectious disease
(b) In a boating accident
(c) In a plane crash
(d) In a car accident

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

5. How is Charity characterized?
(a) Sullen and lovely
(b) The girl next door
(c) Exotic and beautiful
(d) Quiet and homely

Short Answer Questions

1. What good news arrives for Larry?

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

3. Who buys one of Larry's short stories?

4. How much is Larry paid for the story?

5. How is Charity's mother characterized?

(see the answer key)

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