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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25-27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, what was the only thing about Helga that had changed since he last saw her?
(a) She suffered from dementia and did not know who he was.
(b) She had gained a lot of weight.
(c) She was blind.
(d) Her hair had become snowy white.

2. What was Lionel Jones' chauffeur's nickname?
(a) The Black Fuehrer of Harlem.
(b) The Tojo of Soho.
(c) The Bed-Stuy Mussolini.
(d) The Hitler of Hackensack.

3. What do the letters "W.H.U.B." stand for?
(a) Women Helping Underprivileged Brethren.
(b) Nothing. They are the call letters of a radio station.
(c) White Heterosexuals United by Beliefs.
(d) Western Hemisphere University of the Bible.

4. Where was the narrator NOT taken after his beating?
(a) The hospital.
(b) Abraham Epstein's apartment.
(c) Lionel Jones' cellar.
(d) The police station.

5. What does the narrator do with his broom?
(a) Hits an attacker over the head with it.
(b) Offers to sweep the hallways of his building in exchange for rent.
(c) Gives it to his neighbor's daughter who wanted to dress as a witch for Halloween.
(d) Carves the handle with his wood-carving set.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what did the narrator have twenty-six copies?

2. When they are reunited, what does Helga say she will do if the narrator has no room for her in his life?

3. How did the narrator lose Helga?

4. After the war, how many years did the narrator live in New York?

5. What had been the garbage man's profession before coming to America?

(see the answer key)

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