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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What major does Byrdie expect to sign up for when he arrives at the University of Virginia?
(a) Engineering.
(b) Business.
(c) Music.
(d) English.

2. Which of Kipling’s works influenced Byrdie’s choice of major?
(a) If.
(b) Captains Courageous.
(c) The Seven Seas.
(d) The Jungle Book.

3. What does Byrdie say his purpose is, after a year of school?
(a) To distinguish himself with his accomplishments.
(b) To earn a good woman’s trust.
(c) To profit himself and his family.
(d) To serve his community’s needs.

4. Where does the narrator say Karen’s “common-sensical, matter-of-fact way of approaching things” comes from (160)?
(a) Genius.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Patience.
(d) Passivity.

5. Where is Peggy Vaillaincourt from?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Mobile.
(c) Port Royal.
(d) Portsmouth.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Temple see himself once he starts at UVA?

2. What is the initiation ritual for Thetan House like?

3. How does Meg characterize the acquisition of womanhood?

4. What is Meg’s requirement for her career?

5. What excuse does Peggy use for getting Karen Brown’s birth certificate?

(see the answer key)

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