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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the dinner conversation foreshadow in Oliver's life?
(a) Oliver joining the Peace Corps.
(b) His father's disapproval of Jenny.
(c) Oliver's father dying in a car crash.
(d) Oliver being disinherited.

2. In which hockey game does Oliver get hurt?
(a) Between Harvard and Columbia.
(b) Between Harvard and Cornell.
(c) Between Harvard and Yale.
(d) Between Harvard and Rutgers.

3. What does Jenny say is part of Oliver's life?
(a) His prestigious family background.
(b) Her father, Phil.
(c) His little sister who annoys him.
(d) His love of heraldry.

4. What are Jenny and Oliver doing when they finally have sex?
(a) Attending a concert.
(b) They don't have sex because they want to wait until marriage.
(c) Studying together.
(d) Sledding.

5. What plot device is used in this chapter several times?
(a) Red herrings.
(b) MacGuffin.
(c) Denouement.
(d) Foreshadowing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Oliver say about the conversation he and his father have at dinner?

2. When Oliver talks to a Dean at the school about his situation, what does the Dean suggest?

3. Doing what do Oliver and his father have a little bit of competition?

4. What organization does his father imply would be a good place for Oliver?

5. What does Jenny try goading Oliver into doing?

(see the answer key)

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