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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: Chapters 63-71 (pg 196-226).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who "had a smile like the first scratch on a new car"?
(a) The Countess.
(b) Bonanza Jellybean.
(c) The Chink.
(d) Sissy.

2. In Chapter 28, the author writes, "The Chink is right: life is essentially _____."
(a) Insincere.
(b) Difficult.
(c) Disappointing.
(d) Playful.

3. Robbins writes in Chapter 34 that a sentence of lead "gives a reader an entirely different sensation from one made of" what?
(a) Ink.
(b) Lava.
(c) Platinum.
(d) Magnesium.

4. What do the Clock People not believe in?
(a) Love.
(b) The White Man.
(c) Volcanos.
(d) Earthquakes.

5. Who was featured in the Lucky Strike commercials, as discussed by the author in Chapter 19?
(a) Merle Haggart.
(b) Dorothy Collins.
(c) Billie Dawkins.
(d) Brant Williams.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sissy say got close to taking her virginity in Chapter 20?

2. What doctor does the author write was asked about Sissy in later years in Chapter 11?

3. What does Robbins write is relative to velocity in Chapter 30?

4. Who does the Countess suspect is behind the new warnings on his products?

5. What car pulls up by Sissy in Chapter 39?

(see the answer key)

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