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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 26 - 40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old does the narrator say he was on his wedding day in Chapter 1?
(a) 35.
(b) 42.
(c) 46.
(d) 29.

2. Who is described in Chapter 37 as having been kicked by a bull but still is looking forward to the dance?
(a) Mrs. Delaney.
(b) Mr. Twood.
(c) Lieutenant Cecil Stone.
(d) Merkel.

3. What word does Betsy Baron describe Cziesniewski as having trying to pronounce?
(a) Agentina.
(b) Potomac.
(c) Aluminum.
(d) Chocolate.

4. What did Mrs. Tessenbaum do for many years after she was convinced she was manifesting in lingerie?
(a) She screamed endlessly.
(b) She sang.
(c) She wept.
(d) She hid behind a tree.

5. Upon whose face does the Reverend Thomas place his hands in Chapter 29?
(a) Thomas Havens's.
(b) Miranda Debb's.
(c) Elson Farwell's.
(d) Jane Ellis's.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is Jane Ellis speaking in the opening of Chapter 27?

2. Who insisted that Binlay was the finest house in Washington?

3. Who did Mrs. Lincoln hire to cater her state dinner, according to the narrator in Chapter 3?

4. Who do Roger and Hans decide not to tell that they are going to pass by Mr. Lincoln in Chapter 36?

5. What is the narrator's name in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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