3. What term did Hazel often hear Byron use during their marriage?
(a) Universal Superiority.
(b) Worldwide Sovereignty.
(c) Global Domination.
(d) Cosmic Control.

4. Why is the Spotted Rose emitting black smoke the second time Hazel goes there?
(a) Byron had it bombed.
(b) A group of drunk patrons decided to have a campfire inside.
(c) There was a grease fire in the kitchen.
(d) Someone dropped a cigarette and the place burned.

5. Why is Hazel confused when Byron calls her early the next morning after they first meet?
(a) Her phone has been shut off for weeks.
(b) She never gave Byron her phone number.
(c) She told him not to call too early because she likes to sleep in.
(d) She is more accustomed to texts than phone calls.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Fiffany's marriage last?

2. What does Hazel's father say she should do if Byron was cheating on her?

3. Why does Hazel need a place to stay at the start of the story?

4. What creature does Jasper save at the end of Chapter 4?

5. Why does Hazel decide against asking the bartender for a cigarette?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Hazel's father call to help her with her dislocated shoulder? How does he tell her to behave?

2. How did Reginald's story inspire Hazel's father to get Diane?

3. What did Jasper learn from his father's many failed relationships with beautiful women?

4. Who is Byron? What is his occupation?

5. Who are Reginald and Sherry? What does Hazel's father tell her about them?

6. Why is Hazel upset when her father tells her he needs to rent out the back porch? How could she have helped him if he told her a few days earlier that he needed money?

7. Why did Hazel's father sell his car? What did he feel he could live without it?

8. Why did Hazel ultimately give up masturbation even though she was enjoying it?

9. What happened the day Hazel tried on dresses for her wedding? Who was she with?

10. Where do Hazel and Liver go to have sex? Describe the moment.

(see the answer keys)

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