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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After John's mother refuses to give him money for beer, what does he try to do?
(a) Get Mr. Pignati to talk to his mother.
(b) Have Lorraine collect money from Mr. Pignati.
(c) Steal money from Norton and Dennis.
(d) Steal money from Mr. Pignati.

2. When Lorraine tells John about the bad omens at the zoo, what does he do?
(a) Laughs uncontrollably.
(b) Stares off into space.
(c) Starts to panic.
(d) Dismisses them.

3. John expresses anger over living in a world where people forget about you when _____.
(a) You lose your hair and grow a beer belly.
(b) You refuse to live a conventional life.
(c) You stop being interesting.
(d) You get a little old and senile.

4. What one good thing comes to John and Lorraine through Mr. Pignati's death?
(a) The realization that they need to choose friends more carefully.
(b) A more profound understanding of life.
(c) The friends fall more deeply in love with each other.
(d) They inherit his house.

5. In the silence that follows Mr. Pignati telling the teens that his wife is dead, what does Lorraine offer John?
(a) A cigarette.
(b) Kind words.
(c) A hug.
(d) Candy.

Short Answer Questions

1. High school students John and Lorraine are______.

2. When he is in ninth grade, John likes to harass substitute teachers by rolling what across the floor?

3. John's father wants him to get a part-time job where?

4. While Mr. Pignati is recovering at the hospital, what do John and Lorraine do?

5. Who does Mr. Pignati bring up in his first phone conversation with Lorraine?

(see the answer key)

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