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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Peggy discover Lee sleeping with when she comes home from the lake?
(a) His student.
(b) The maintenance man.
(c) His guest poet.
(d) Her close friend.

2. When did Karen Brown die?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1967.

3. What famous author does Lee turn to, in Peggy’s absence?
(a) Montaigne.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Milton.
(d) Ovid.

4. What is Lomax’ father’s hobby?
(a) Chipmunk watching.
(b) Finding psychedelic mushrooms.
(c) Building ships in bottles.
(d) Bird watching.

5. Where does Byrdie get drunk for the first time?
(a) At a steeplechase.
(b) At school.
(c) In a canoe.
(d) In a museum.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator characterize the routine Peggy gets into with her new baby?

2. How old is the newspaper Peggy finds on the shelves in the shack she takes Karen to?

3. What is Karen’s real name?

4. What is the first method Meg finds for making money?

5. For how long was Peggy fixated on sleeping with Lee?

(see the answer key)

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