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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Byrdie’s name?
(a) Mortimer.
(b) Harry.
(c) Rhys.
(d) Favreau.

2. Who does Peggy think poets resemble?
(a) Bookkeepers.
(b) Morticians.
(c) Surgeons.
(d) Street people.

3. What is Peggy’s father’s line of work?
(a) Truck driver.
(b) Priest.
(c) Engineer.
(d) Doctor.

4. How does the narrator characterize the persona Peggy acquired in high school?
(a) Tender and fragile.
(b) Tough and intimidating.
(c) Imperturbable and cool.
(d) Affectionate and loyal.

5. The narrator says that Lee and Byrdie look like advertisements for shirts and baby food: what does she say Peggy looks like?
(a) The secretary.
(b) The movie star.
(c) Their maintenance man.
(d) The nanny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What keeps the students at Stillwater College from swimming in the lake that borders the college?

2. What kind of reading material has Peggy brought with her to the shack?

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

4. Why does the narrator say people came to visit Stillwater College from all over?

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

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