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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1-56.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the Author is running from a big man who caught the narrator with his wife, how old is the woman who steps out of the elevator?
(a) 80.
(b) 75.
(c) 70.
(d) 85.

2. When Soot and his father visit his grandfather, how long does their visit last?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) An hour.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 90 minutes.

3. What movie does the Author think of when he is riding up in the elevator to his room to prove to the desk clerk who he is?
(a) Arsenic and Old Lace.
(b) Double Indemnity.
(c) The Man Who Came to Dinner.
(d) The Maltese Falcon.

4. In a small living room in Carolina, what color is the couch?
(a) Plaid.
(b) Red.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blue.

5. When the Author was a teen, what would he eat on Friday and Saturday nights when he worked on his writing?
(a) Cheetos.
(b) Hershey bars.
(c) Pringles.
(d) M & Ms.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the boy sitting in a small living room in Carolina?

2. Where did the Author grow up?

3. In a small living room in Carolina, what emotion is a small boy trying to contain?

4. In the first chapter of the book, what does the mother want to do to bring the boy home?

5. What type of people did William draw before he quit?

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