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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapters 27-31 (pg 85 - 102).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the amoeba discovered?
(a) 1802.
(b) 1700.
(c) 1674.
(d) 1695.

2. Who is the Countess going to visit in the Hamptons in Chapter 20?
(a) Johnny Carson.
(b) Nixon.
(c) J.F.K.
(d) Truman.

3. Robbins compares Sissy's thumbs to Leonardo having left what dangling from the Mona Lisa's mouth?
(a) Pudding.
(b) Spaghetti.
(c) A hair.
(d) Lipstick.

4. For what plant does Bill work as a chemist in Chapter 12?
(a) Glaxo-Smith Kline.
(b) Proctor and Gamble.
(c) Philip Morris.
(d) Johnson and Johnson.

5. Where was the Countess born?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) Texas.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Arkansas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robbins call the "ace of the elements" in the Preface?

2. Who does Robbins write "watched her undress for bed and bath" in Chapter 2?

3. In Chapter 28, the author writes, "The Chink is right: life is essentially _____."

4. How old is Betty's son in Chapter 12?

5. Where did the Countess first spot Sissy Hankshaw?

(see the answer key)

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