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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: My Object All Sublime; Chapters 37-45: the Nightmare, How to Discard a Mistress, The Bad Year, A First Class Ticket to Europe, The man on the Boat Deck, A Game of Ping Pong, the Premonition, In Pursuit of Noel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Marsha describe Marjorie's acting skills?
(a) As over-the-top.
(b) As natural.
(c) As stilted and stiff.
(d) As amateurish.

2. How old is Marjorie when the novel begins?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Eighteen.

3. What is the second job that Marjorie takes on in Chapter 40?
(a) Working at a carnival.
(b) Working in a private club.
(c) Working in a movie theatre ticket booth.
(d) Working at a newspaper.

4. Who is Mr. Klabber?
(a) Marjorie's father's business partner.
(b) The owner of Camp Tamarack.
(c) Marjorie's distant cousin.
(d) Marjorie's mother's lover.

5. What is Marjorie's ethnicity?
(a) She is Jewish.
(b) She is Swedish.
(c) She is Italian.
(d) She is Greek.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marjorie notice about Marsha's appearance at her graduation?

2. Where is Uncle Samson's body taken?

3. What does Marjorie learn about Noel's health in Chapter 40?

4. How does Flamm react to Marjorie's acting abilities?

5. How are Marsha's parents described?

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