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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 4, 5, 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what does Dag say is necessary for someone to become famous?
(a) Connections with the right people.
(b) Willpower and charisma.
(c) Luck and more luck.
(d) A lot of people must make a lot of money.

2. When Andy and Claire first meet, what does Andy tell her he is doing in Palm Springs?
(a) Starting a new job.
(b) Enjoying the sun.
(c) Trying to reconnect with an old flame.
(d) Trying to erase his past.

3. Andy says moving to which location has improved the three friends' lives?
(a) The coast.
(b) The country.
(c) The desert.
(d) The city.

4. After his mid-twenties breakdown, Dag reads every book by which author?
(a) Agatha Christie.
(b) Truman Capote.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) Mark Twain.

5. What does Dag say is the best form of "cult employment"?
(a) Stocking shelfs during the night shift.
(b) Teaching English in Asia.
(c) Babysitting.
(d) Planting trees in British Columbia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car does Dag drive?

2. Who asks, "What do you think of when you see the sun?"

3. In Chapter 1, where does Andy suspect his dogs have been rummaging through the trash?

4. How is the mood of the abandoned suburb where the friends go to for a picnic described?

5. Who does Dag think about contracting cancer in Chapter 1?

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