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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Opening, pp. 1-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which vegetable is "lusty enough"?
(a) Tomatoes.
(b) Cucumbers.
(c) Radishes.
(d) Beets.

2. Claude asks Marcel if he's heard from which character in the United States?
(a) Dr. Wiggs Dannyboy.
(b) V'lu.
(c) Madame Devalier.
(d) Priscilla.

3. What is the "most intense of vegetables"?
(a) The radish.
(b) The onion.
(c) The beet.
(d) The tomato.

4. What does the narrator refer to as the steam that rises from Priscilla's tired feet?
(a) Mouse gas.
(b) Stink mist.
(c) Nitrogen.
(d) Foot smoke.

5. In what neighborhood does Priscilla live?
(a) West Pines.
(b) Capital Hill.
(c) The Garden District.
(d) Jackson Square.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is left on Priscilla's doorstep in the middle of the night?

2. Who is the Co-Vice President of the LeFever company?

3. What is Madame Devalier also known as to the fashionable folk?

4. What is the name of the bay near which Priscilla lives?

5. During what period was the building in which Priscilla lives built?

(see the answer key)

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