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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was it that got Peggy to see that she was “intended to be a man” (3)?
(a) Her PE teacher Ms. Miller.
(b) Her best friend Debbie.
(c) Her baby sitter Susan.
(d) Her mother.

2. Who was the first poet Lee invited to Stillwater College?
(a) Mark Strand.
(b) Gregory Corso.
(c) Anne Sexton.
(d) Sylvia Plath.

3. Why does Peggy not want to go to a judge to get a divorce?
(a) Fear of Lee’s temper.
(b) Fear of publicity.
(c) Shame for her childrearing.
(d) Fear of losing custody.

4. What is the style of the house Lee lives in near Stillwater College?
(a) Gothic.
(b) Modern.
(c) Restoration.
(d) Victorian.

5. What keeps the students at Stillwater College from swimming in the lake that borders the college?
(a) Leeches.
(b) Alligators.
(c) Toxic chemicals.
(d) Bacteria.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lee say all poems are about?

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

3. What causes Peggy to drive Lee’s VW Thing into the lake?

4. Which poets was Lee drawn to?

5. Why does Peggy leave Lee?

(see the answer key)

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