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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Captain McAvoy is in the pilothouse of which tugboat?
(a) Prudence.
(b) Tonga.
(c) Sentinel.
(d) Astoria.

2. What does Ed's drinking buddy say of having kids?
(a) They are the best thing to ever happen to a man.
(b) They are loud.
(c) They eat money.
(d) They tear your heart out.

3. What is Congo's favorite subject?
(a) Women.
(b) Africa.
(c) France.
(d) Birds.

4. Jimmy's mother tells him not to eat his ice cream too fast or he will get what?
(a) The collywobbles.
(b) Sick.
(c) A cold.
(d) Brain freeze.

5. How much does the lady with the pink cameo say she is going to give Bud for moving a load of coal?
(a) A sixpence.
(b) A dollar.
(c) A rare dime.
(d) A shilling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song is Ed Thatcher trying to pick out on the piano?

2. What country is the person from who goes with Ed for a drink?

3. Where does Bud Korpenning want to go in New York?

4. Where are John and Elaine going so that she can feel gay?

5. What is Jimmy's cousin's name?

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