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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Peggy characterize the poets who come to visit Lee?
(a) Posers and frauds.
(b) Bullshitting parasites.
(c) Lazy loafers.
(d) Foul-mouthed gods.

2. What kind of fur does Meg tell Karen a girl like her should wear?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Sheared beaver.
(c) Fox.
(d) Squirrel.

3. What does the narrator say makes Peggy’s house like the Mekong Delta?
(a) The undergrowth.
(b) The hostile neighbors.
(c) The bug situation.
(d) The flooding.

4. Where is Mislaid set?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Maryland.
(d) New York.

5. What is Lomax Hunter’s racial background?
(a) White.
(b) Descendent of slaves.
(c) Mixed-race descendent of blacks, whites and Natives.
(d) Mattaponi Indian.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Lomax get certified as unemployable?

2. What did Lee get instead of a salary from Stillwater College?

3. What color does Lee’s friend Cary say Lee’s aura is?

4. Who does Peggy think poets resemble?

5. Where does Lee go looking for Peggy?

(see the answer key)

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