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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 49 - 100).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the people on the porch say about the reasons they are there?
(a) The woman was ill with fever.
(b) Their air-conditioning had broken.
(c) There was a terrible blackout.
(d) The man had a heart attack.

2. Who is at the door in Chapter 7?
(a) Young boys.
(b) A middle-aged man.
(c) A woman.
(d) An older Black couple.

3. What does Ruth refer to as "old people stuff"?
(a) Gardening.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Carpentry.
(d) Finance.

4. What does G.H. drink in Chapter 11?
(a) Cranberry juice.
(b) Old whisky.
(c) Wine.
(d) Gin.

5. What are the names of the people on the porch?
(a) Ruth and G.H. Washington.
(b) Jean and Henry Stoler.
(c) Florence Farkin and Bob Willis.
(d) Regina and Michael Karger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What publication is Clay currently writing a piece for?

2. Where is the vacation house Amanda and Clay have rented?

3. What does the man on the porch offer to Clay and Amanda in return for staying at the house?

4. What memory does Ruth recall in Chapter 14?

5. What does Clay think of the lights going out in New York City as?

(see the answer key)

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