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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Peggy make Karen wear in the woods around their house?
(a) Bug spray.
(b) A sweater.
(c) Sunglasses.
(d) An orange cap.

2. 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 mother.
(c) Her baby sitter Susan.
(d) Her best friend Debbie.

3. Why does Peggy leave Lee?
(a) Rage at his cruelty to her.
(b) Fear of being committed to a mental institution.
(c) Fear of poverty.
(d) Spite.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lomax’ father’s hobby?

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

3. What does Peggy do every time she comes home to her shack?

4. How does the narrator characterize the persona Peggy acquired in high school?

5. How does Karen characterize Temple’s role in her life?

(see the answer key)

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