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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Lee go looking for Peggy?
(a) Richmond.
(b) Fairfax.
(c) Reston.
(d) Fredericksburg.

3. How does the narrator characterize the police’s response to Peggy’s disappearance?
(a) Casual, professional curiosity.
(b) Indifference.
(c) Slow and sloppy investigation.
(d) Feverish interest.

4. Where does Byrdie go with his friends on a chartered jet?
(a) Savannah for fishing.
(b) Key West for scuba diving.
(c) DC for a rally.
(d) New York for the museums.

5. What kind of writers does Lee start to cultivate after he feels washed-up in poetry?
(a) Cookbook authors.
(b) Literary journalists.
(c) Novelists.
(d) Southern writers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator characterize the routine Peggy gets into with her new baby?

2. How did Lomax get certified as unemployable?

3. What is the first method Meg finds for making money?

4. What famous author does Lee turn to, in Peggy’s absence?

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

(see the answer key)

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