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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the author's first roommate at Kent State?
(a) Jack.
(b) Jeffrey.
(c) Todd.
(d) James.

2. What does the narrator's mother wish to have done with her remains?
(a) Dumped in the ocean.
(b) Cremated.
(c) Buried in New York.
(d) Buried in a wood box.

3. What job does the author take in San Francisco?
(a) Bike messenger.
(b) Bellhop.
(c) Garage attendant.
(d) Clown.

4. Where is Lisa's camp friend from?
(a) St. Louis, MO.
(b) Chicago, IL.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Queens, NY.

5. How many lines does the author end up with in the show that is produced by the traveling actor?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

6. Where does the author end up riding much of the way on his bus trip to Oregon?
(a) On the floor.
(b) In a seat alone.
(c) By a crying baby.
(d) By the bus driver.

7. How many times has the author seen Planet of the Apes?
(a) Three times.
(b) Sixteen times.
(c) Nine times.
(d) Four times.

8. Who is the first disabled student the author rooms with at Kent State?
(a) Stephen.
(b) James.
(c) Dale.
(d) William.

9. Who picks up the author when he first hitchhikes?
(a) An old lady.
(b) An old man.
(c) His sister.
(d) His mother.

10. What does David's boss find him doing?
(a) Snorting cocaine.
(b) Replacing money in her purse.
(c) Stealing money from her purse.
(d) Beating up his coworker.

11. What is the name of the boy who sleeps in the bunk below David at camp?
(a) Willie.
(b) Johnnie.
(c) Jason.
(d) Buster.

12. What does the author's mother announce that she has two weeks before Lisa's wedding?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) An aneurysm.
(c) Lung cancer.
(d) Emphysema.

13. What is the ancient beagle named, owned by the man the author picked apples for?
(a) Billie.
(b) Jolly.
(c) Ringo.
(d) Max.

14. What does David make his siblings sign a clause stating?
(a) They will never marry.
(b) They will mow the lawn.
(c) They will leave home.
(d) They will do the dishes.

15. What inspiring visitor comes to the author's school when he is in ninth grade?
(a) An astronaut.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A politician.
(d) A mime.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the girl that Lisa befriends at camp?

2. Where does the author get an after-school job as a teenager?

3. What does the forklift operator have a collection of in his house?

4. Where does the author go to meet his hitchhiking friend after his second year in college?

5. What color walls does the narrator describe the Piccadilly as having?

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