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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What matters most to Clay about having lunch with his father?
(a) His father will give him a car after lunch.
(b) He is able to get away from his mother.
(c) His father will give him money.
(d) He gets a chance to spend time with his father.

2. What does Clay remember about his last Christmas in Palm Springs?
(a) His parents decided to get a divorce.
(b) The weather was too cold to get into the beach water.
(c) The weather was so hot he could not sleep.
(d) His grandmother's death.

3. Who makes the statement, "People are afraid to merge onto the freeway in Los Angeles."
(a) Blair.
(b) Rip.
(c) Clay's mother.
(d) Julian.

4. Who does Clay eat dinner with on Christmas Eve night?
(a) Muriel.
(b) Blair.
(c) His parents and sisters.
(d) Rip.

5. What time does Clay get off of the phone with Blair in Part 3?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Nearly dawn.
(c) 10:00 pm.
(d) 3:00 am.

Short Answer Questions

1. What types of comments make Clay perk up at his psychiatrist visit?

2. What does Clay and his regular group of friends do on Christmas Eve?

3. What is the relationship between Clay and Blair?

4. What type of car is parked in the driveway next to his mother's car when Clay arrives home from Griffin's house?

5. What drug dealer does Clay meet up with and do some hits of cocaine in an upstairs bathroom?

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