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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Two, Lorraine explains that she and John feel they need to write about what?
(a) The most remarkable person they ever meet.
(b) Their hopes and dreams.
(c) Their lives as sophomores.
(d) Strange things that happen.

2. John reveals that he wants to be what?
(a) Firefighter.
(b) Singer.
(c) Actor.
(d) Doctor.

3. During her first phone conversation with Mr. Pignati, Lorraine starts to laugh. What does Mr. Pignati do?
(a) Hangs up.
(b) Asks to speak with her manager.
(c) Says she has a lovely laugh.
(d) Asks her to share the joke with him.

4. Miss King is one of John's what?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Relatives.
(c) Neighbors.
(d) Friends.

5. Lorraine states that Mr. Pignati lives on Howard Avenue, just a few blocks from ______.
(a) Her home.
(b) John's workplace.
(c) Her school.
(d) John's home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lorraine say about John's hostility?

2. In the first chapter of The Pigman, John explains that he and Lorraine are writing a book on a typewriter where?

3. Friends John and Lorraine attend what high school?

4. Lorraine reads a great deal about ________.

5. After John's mother refuses to give him money for beer, what does he try to do?

(see the answer key)

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