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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When parting, Vinnie and the man who sat next to her exchange what?
(a) A kiss.
(b) Phone numbers.
(c) A warm embrace.
(d) An awkward silence.

2. For what medium was Roo shooting photographs when Fred met her?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A book.
(c) A billboard.
(d) A magazine.

3. Why is Fred broke?
(a) He is unemployed.
(b) All his money goes to alimony.
(c) He is a habitual gambler.
(d) His salary checks are not clearing.

4. How old is Virginia "Vinnie" Miner?
(a) Fifty-four.
(b) Sixty-four.
(c) Forty-four.
(d) Thirty-four.

5. What simile does Vinnie's seatmate on the airplane use to describe airline fare? Airline fare is like. . .
(a) Manure.
(b) Silage.
(c) Leather boots.
(d) Cardboard.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which periodical did L. D. Zimmern publish an article attacking Vinnie's field of study?

2. Which description does not describe the man sitting next to Vinnie on the airplane?

3. Vinnie's research is comparing the Play-Rhymes of which two cultures?

4. Vinnie Miner is a professor of what?

5. Which of the following descriptions would most English teachers, who have fallen in love with the Elizabethan or Edwardian periods, not use to describe the contemporary country?

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