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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of grades does the young narrator make?
(a) All Ds.
(b) All Cs.
(c) All Fs.
(d) All As.

2. What is the name of the cleaning woman who works for the narrator's family?
(a) Esther.
(b) Mary.
(c) Dorothy.
(d) Hannah.

3. Who is the narrator sitting next to on the bus in Chapter 4?
(a) A shikse.
(b) An old lady.
(c) A Polish police officer.
(d) An Italian immigrant.

4. What is the narrator's name?
(a) Andrew Portnoy.
(b) Augustine Portnoy.
(c) Alexander Portnoy.
(d) Jack Portnoy.

5. What is the psychiatrist's name to whom the narrator speaks?
(a) Dr. Woolverton.
(b) Dr. Spielvogel.
(c) Dr. Claxton.
(d) Dr. Freud.

Short Answer Questions

1. What beach does the narrator's family stay at during the summers?

2. What was the narrator's mother called in high school?

3. What is the name of the Company President whose picture hangs in the protagonist's family's hallway?

4. What does the narrator eat which makes his mother weep in Chapter 2?

5. What is the principle ailment of the narrator's father?

(see the answer key)

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