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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. Why did Inez Cross Chasten decide not to ever tell her husband about Hughes's offer to work for him?
(a) He would have been angry that she knew how to cook but did not cook for him.
(b) He would have been upset that she did not take Hughes up on his offer because it was so lucrative.
(c) He would have been angry that she had even talked to Hughes.
(d) He might have left her for being so insolent.

2. Which of the following lines is from the song Ed sings for the music star and others?
(a) To everything, turn, turn, turn.
(b) You get a line and I'll get a pole, honey.
(c) Stars shining bright above you.
(d) Time is on our side.

3. Who is the narrator's grandmother, in The Eternal Glory That Is Ham Hocks?
(a) Flora Faye Harrington.
(b) Callie Lee Henderson.
(c) Inez Cross Pickett.
(d) Minnie Ray Frank.

4. What does the music star ask Ed to do for him and the other people in the room?
(a) Play the violin.
(b) Play drums.
(c) Play piano.
(d) Play guitar.

5. How does the narrator's mother react when he tells her he is going to pursue a career in the culinary arts, in The Eternal Glory That Is Ham Hocks?
(a) She is suspicious.
(b) She is indifferent.
(c) She is angry.
(d) She is apparently relieved.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ed's wife doing when Ed gets back to the hotel?

2. What do Cicero and Tony drink together after Tony fixes Cicero's car?

3. Who is Cicero's uncle?

4. Who is the music star's handler, who the music star tries to trick into thinking he knows Ed?

5. What university did the narrator of The Eternal Glory That Is Ham Hocks quit in order to pursue a career in the culinary arts?

(see the answer key)

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