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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator in Chapter 4, about what does Sportcoat mostly argue with his wife?
(a) The missing Christmas Club money.
(b) His lack of faith.
(c) His excessive drinking.
(d) His sense of humor.

2. Where does the first chapter of the novel take place?
(a) The Throughway Housing Projects.
(b) The Causeway Housing Projects.
(c) The Parkway Housing Projects.
(d) The Freeway Housing Projects.

3. According to the narrator in Chapter 1, when does the mysterious cheese arrive?
(a) The first Saturday of the month.
(b) The third Saturday of the month.
(c) The second Saturday of the month.
(d) The last Saturday of the month.

4. How much money does Hot Sausage offer Sportcoat to leave town in Chapter 4?
(a) $50.
(b) $20.
(c) $5.
(d) $30.

5. According to the narrator in Chapter 3, what is the real name of Jet, the undercover officer working in Sportcoat’s neighborhood?
(a) Jetson Hardman.
(b) Jackson Hardman.
(c) Jethro Hardman.
(d) Jeffrey Hardman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Sportcoat shoot at the opening of the novel?

2. Where does Sportcoat report to work in Chapter 4?

3. In what year did Sportcoat’s wife disappear, as revealed by the narrator in Chapter 1?

4. What is the real name of the Elephant?

5. According to the narrator in Chapter 2, what bad omen occurred at Sportcoat’s birth?

(see the answer key)

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