2. According to the narrator, he and the Salesman developed a dangerous cynical camaraderie beginning in ________.
(a) Florida.
(b) New York.
(c) Alaska.
(d) Texas.

3. What third location does the narrator's new companion want to go to in Story 2?
(a) A farmhouse.
(b) The hospital.
(c) The bar.
(d) The drug store.

4. The narrator states in Story 1 that by the sweet voices of the family inside the car, he knew ________.
(a) That they were friendly.
(b) They would take good care of the narrator.
(c) That they had young children.
(d) They would have an accident.

5. Who asks the narrator to take McInnes to the hospital?
(a) Jack Hotel.
(b) Dundun.
(c) Beatle.
(d) McInnes.

6. Who overdoses on heroin at the end of Story 3?
(a) Jack Hotel.
(b) Kid Williams.
(c) The Salesman.
(d) Georgie.

7. What profession does Dundun say he would not mind working?
(a) A pilot.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A hitman.
(d) A doctor.

8. In Story 2, who is the woman at the narrator's "new companion's" home referring to when she says, "If you don't take him off our street I'm calling the police"?
(a) The new companion.
(b) Richard.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Tom.

9. According to the narrator in Story 1, why was he admitted to Seattle General Hospital some years later?
(a) For surgery.
(b) For a bacterial infection.
(c) For detox.
(d) For mental evaluation.

10. According to the narrator in Story 2, how long has he been friends with his two friends?
(a) Over a year.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 19 years.
(d) 3 years.

11. What type of party is Jack Hotel throwing for himself at the bar in Story 3?
(a) A welcome home party.
(b) A bachelor party.
(c) A going away party.
(d) A birthday party.

12. Where is the family from that picks up the hitchhiking narrator in Story 1?
(a) Marshalltown.
(b) Land O Lakes.
(c) Anchorage.
(d) San Diego.

13. What is the Salesman marital status?
(a) Married.
(b) Divorced.
(c) Widow.
(d) Single.

14. What is the name of the narrator's two friends in Story 2?
(a) Charles and Michael.
(b) Tom and Richard.
(c) Donny and Matthew.
(d) Sam and Carol.

15. How much money does Wayne and the narrator each receive for the scrap wire in Story 5?
(a) $460.
(b) $28.
(c) $1000.
(d) $55.

Short Answer Questions

1. Story 3 opens with the narrator seeing ________ in an olive-green three-piece suit, with his blond hair combed back and his face shining and suffering.

2. Who asks the question in Story 1, "Are you hearing unusual sounds or voices?"

3. When asked by the semi-truck driver, "Is everybody dead?" How does the narrator respond?

4. Why is the narrator visiting Dundun in Story 4?

5. Where does Dundun live?

(see the answer keys)

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