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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lee turn to when he feels washed up in poetry?
(a) Memoir.
(b) Fiction.
(c) Biography.
(d) Criticism.

2. What is the thing Meg wants to tell Byrdie when she sees him at school?
(a) That she and Karen are laying low, but that she loves him.
(b) That she is sorry she left him, but Lee was impossible to live with.
(c) That a one-handed backhand is better than a two-handed backhand in tennis.
(d) That he should treat his father’s advice with a grain of salt at the least.

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

4. How does Karen characterize Temple’s role in her life?
(a) Partner in crime.
(b) Boyfriend.
(c) Bête noir.
(d) Best friend.

5. What is Lee’s reaction when Byrdie shows him his poetry?
(a) He celebrates him.
(b) He promotes him.
(c) He criticizes him.
(d) He disavows him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Temple’s career aspiration when he starts UVA?

2. What is Lomax’ father’s hobby?

3. Why does Peggy not want to go to a judge to get a divorce?

4. What is Lomax Hunter’s racial background?

5. How many meetings did it take for Lomax and Meg to be “intimate friends” (70)?

(see the answer key)

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