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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say provided Temple’s mother Dee’s “one authentic encounter with the supernatural” (139)?
(a) Gin and tonics.
(b) Ham biscuits.
(c) Meg and Lomax’ drugs.
(d) Driving lessons with Karen.

2. What does Lee turn to when he feels washed up in poetry?
(a) Criticism.
(b) Fiction.
(c) Memoir.
(d) Biography.

3. What does Meg say she is not willing to do in order to get good clothes for Karen?
(a) Pay full price.
(b) Go to church.
(c) Sort through tag sales.
(d) Shop at Salvation Army stores.

4. How does the narrator say Byrdie and his friends felt after they spent a night in New York city with a 35-year-old woman?
(a) Older.
(b) Cooler.
(c) Wiser.
(d) Younger.

5. What is Lee’s mother’s objection to breastfeeding?
(a) She sees it as indulgent.
(b) She thinks it creates narcissists.
(c) She does not think it’s nutritious.
(d) It makes the baby dependent on the mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of fur does Meg tell Karen a girl like her should wear?

2. How did Lomax get certified as unemployable?

3. What does Karen want for Christmas?

4. What is Lomax’ father’s hobby?

5. What does Byrdie say his purpose is, after a year of school?

(see the answer key)

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