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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 did Noel's show do, as noted in Chapter 38?
(a) It did well but Noel grew bored of it and closed it down.
(b) It had a lukewarm reception.
(c) It was a huge success.
(d) It was a complete failure and closed after five days.

2. What does Noel think of the West Side girls he has dated?
(a) He has a low opinion of them.
(b) He always has a good time with them.
(c) He thinks they are the same as girls from other areas of New York.
(d) He dislikes them because they are always clingy.

3. What course does Marjorie add to her college coursework in Chapter 12?
(a) Childbirth and rearing.
(b) Stenography.
(c) Creative writing.
(d) Expressive art.

4. What ritual takes place in Chapters 8 and 9?
(a) Wedding service.
(b) Mikveh.
(c) Laying a tefillin.
(d) Bar Mitzva.

5. Why does Marjorie decide to work for her father?
(a) To learn valuable skills for her future.
(b) To avoid boredom.
(c) To make her parents happy.
(d) To earn money for a trip to Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Marjorie's attributes are most popular with men?

2. What is Marjorie's ethnicity?

3. What stops Marjorie from losing her virginity in Part 3?

4. What kind of school does Marjorie attend in Chapter 1?

5. How does Noel come to his most recent conclusion that religion is fantasy?

(see the answer key)

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