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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator say he answers the newspaper ad?
(a) To make sure that it is just a scam
(b) To see who else shows up
(c) To be part of the crowd
(d) To see what he can learn

2. When does the narrator recognize Ishmael in Chapter 1?
(a) When Ishmael speaks to him
(b) When the keeper forces Ishmael to move
(c) When Ishmael growls
(d) When he is staring into his own eyes

3. What does the narrator say the ad in Chapter 1 was looking for?
(a) Someone who wanted to make an investment
(b) Someone who wanted to teach
(c) Someone who wanted to work with gorillas
(d) Someone who wanted to change the world

4. Where does Ishmael say he was born?
(a) Memphis
(b) West Africa
(c) India
(d) Tibet.

5. What is the literary term that describes the narrator’s directly addressing the reader?
(a) Personification
(b) Indirect discourse
(c) Direct discourse
(d) Apostrophe

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ishmael characterize the people who recognized the mythology of Hitler’s rule, but went along with it anyway?

2. What does the narrator say is his first impression of Ishmael?

3. What is a koan?

4. Upon answering the ad, what does the narrator say he finds in the room when he goes in?

5. How does Ishmael respond when the narrator says that he does not believe that he is part of a story?

(see the answer key)

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