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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, The Lady of Many Eyes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what are Cy's earliest memories?
(a) A ship from India coming into port one day and the excitement of it.
(b) A pig being slaughtered next door.
(c) Laughing summer crowds.
(d) His mother leaning over his bed and singing him a lullaby.

2. What has Cy learned?
(a) To size up a skin type by feeling with his eyes closed.
(b) To sing to keep the women happy.
(c) To tattoo without using a drawing.
(d) to fight, evict brawlers, negotiate and be enjoyed by women in the back room.

3. What is one form of amusement Cy enjoys?
(a) Riding his bike inside school hallways.
(b) Wrestling with Monty's sister.
(c) Weekly piddling competitions on the beach.
(d) Riding bareback on a circus horse.

4. When does Cy advance to freehand images?
(a) When there is no picture for what the customer wants.
(b) Whenever the "alpha male" is absent or more than one customer awaits one.
(c) When Riley can supervise him.
(d) When he is half drunk.

5. What bounces off Claudia like hail from an ox's rump?
(a) Praise for her tattoos.
(b) Cruelty about her non-female form.
(c) Sexual innuendos.
(d) Insults about her husband's ugly features.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grace's paper show?

2. Of what is Coney Island proof?

3. How can Cy gain insights into Grace's personality?

4. What can cost two-thirds of one's tattoo business?

5. How does Cy's routine begin?

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