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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapters 7-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Joe not understand how he is alive?
(a) He didn't think medicine was so far advanced.
(b) He was in a foxhole away from medical help.
(c) So many people die of such small things.
(d) He has always been lucky.

2. What does Jose want to know from the rest of the workers at the bakery?
(a) How to drive a car.
(b) How to quit his job gracefully.
(c) Where to get a map of Los Angeles.
(d) How to get into the movies.

3. What does Joe wish as he goes to bed?
(a) They would take him out and shoot him.
(b) That Diane knew he was home.
(c) That he had a dog.
(d) That his mother would talk with him about Diane.

4. What did his parents use when they were courting?
(a) Notes passed by their parents.
(b) A bulletin board at school.
(c) A party line telephone.
(d) Sending messages with friends.

5. What happened to the coal miner who returned home badly wounded?
(a) He fell into a coal mine.
(b) He shot himself.
(c) His wife killed him.
(d) He died from eating an apple.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days has Joe been sick in his life?

2. When does the first snowfall usually happen where Joe grew up?

3. With what does Joe compare his situation right now?

4. What did Joe hear about Harper and his fortunes in the war?

5. Why doesn't Joe get tired?

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