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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What dish does Lee say his wife and children will like at the restaurant, in order to break the tense conversation?
(a) Quail.
(b) Halibut.
(c) Veal.
(d) Oysters.

3. Where does Temple go to take refuge when Flea and Karen arouse him?
(a) He has a drink.
(b) His happy place.
(c) His room.
(d) The sheltering sky.

4. What does Byrdie use to chase the boys out of the room and save Karen from being assaulted?
(a) A lacrosse stick.
(b) The Bible.
(c) A sword.
(d) A cane.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lee say Karen/ Mireille has convinced him to do?

2. How does the narrator characterize Byrdie’s college vision of life?

3. Which poet previously owned the jacket Temple has borrowed from Byrdie?

4. What color does Lee’s friend Cary say Lee’s aura is?

5. What is the thing Meg wants to tell Byrdie when she sees him at school?

(see the answer key)

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