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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 30 and 31 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Andy's second story in Chapter 30, who or what offers him a silvery fish?
(a) A pelican.
(b) A fisherman.
(c) A cat.
(d) A father figure.

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

3. What does Mr. MacArthur tell a joke about in Chapter 20?
(a) Pollution.
(b) Body noises.
(c) Jewish men on a beach.
(d) Fat people at McDonald's.

4. Who is Elvissa?
(a) Claire's neighbor.
(b) Clair's sister.
(c) Claire's good friend.
(d) Clair's roommate.

5. What does Andy wonder as he stares at his fingernails in Chapter 6?
(a) Why his nails never grow.
(b) When the world will end.
(c) Whether he's getting enough calcium.
(d) What the meaning of life is.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Andy's surname?

2. Where in Mexico do Dag and Claire tell Andy to meet them?

3. When Andy and Claire first meet, what does Andy tell her he is doing in Palm Springs?

4. What does Elvissa get a job as in Chapter 21?

5. Where do Andy, Dag, and Claire live?

(see the answer key)

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