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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 8, 9,10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After quitting his office job, Dag says he makes new friends who yap endlessly about what?
(a) The war in the Middle East.
(b) Environmental issues.
(c) South American novelists.
(d) Foreign policy.

2. Which Monroe sister agrees to leave Texlahoma with Buck?
(a) Arleen.
(b) Serena
(c) Darleen.
(d) None of them agree to go.

3. What is the meaning of the Japanese phrase, "shin jin rui"?
(a) A novice.
(b) A breath of fresh air.
(c) The forgotten past.
(d) New human beings.

4. What kind of car does Dag drive?
(a) A red Saab.
(b) A Jeep Cherokee.
(c) A pickup.
(d) A lemon.

5. What had Nostradamus predicted for the day Claire arrives in Palm Springs?
(a) A famine.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) A plague.
(d) The end of the world.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which celebrity does Andy say his brother once shared an elevator with?

2. In Chapter 4, what does Dag say he is, which is trapped inside a man's body?

3. After his mid-twenties breakdown, Dag reads every book by which author?

4. In Chapter 3, what does Claire say you can sense about the corner of Cottonwood and Sapphire avenues?

5. Claire tells a story about a man named Buck. What is Buck's occupation?

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