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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 49 - 89).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lazarus do in his early thirties after leaving the Merchant Marines?
(a) He starts his own business.
(b) He goes to the seminary.
(c) He trains as a carpenter.
(d) He trains as a plumber.

2. What turns out to be wrong with Cicero's car?
(a) The calipers.
(b) The exhaust pipe.
(c) The distributor cap.
(d) The antifreeze level.

3. About how much money was Howard Hughes making in 1966?
(a) $50 to $60 million per year.
(b) $30 million per year.
(c) $100 million per year.
(d) $1 million per year.

4. What university did the narrator of The Eternal Glory That Is Ham Hocks quit in order to pursue a career in the culinary arts?
(a) Lehigh.
(b) Drexel.
(c) Brown.
(d) Princeton.

5. What do most people called Lazarus?
(a) Russel.
(b) Lazo.
(c) Rus.
(d) Ben.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the music star say when Ed asks how he knew Ed played guitar?

2. Why does Lazarus go to the grocery store to begin with the day he sees J.C. there?

3. What makes Cicero first wonder about Tony's sexuality?

4. Where does Lazarus have his altercation with J.C. Stokes?

5. Who is the narrator's grandmother, in The Eternal Glory That Is Ham Hocks?

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