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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where had the narrator attended meetings with his future brother-in-law?
(a) The American Veterans Committee.
(b) The Veterans of Foreign Wars.
(c) The Bund Society.
(d) The Communist Party.

2. What phrase does the narrator say he never said before his trip with the college girlfriend?
(a) Ciao.
(b) Goodnight.
(c) I love you.
(d) Good morning.

3. What college does the Monkey pick up an application for?
(a) SUNY.
(b) NYU.
(c) Wellsely.
(d) Hunter.

4. What does the narrator say his desires are in Chapter 4?
(a) Excuses.
(b) Endless.
(c) Evasions.
(d) Perverse.

5. To what place does the narrator speak of taking a trip to in Chapter 6?
(a) California.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Israel.
(d) Italy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the narrator's parents complain about when they come visit him at his apartment?

2. What is the name of the girl whom the narrator watches doing figure eights on the ice rink?

3. What will "take you for all you're worth and leave you in the gutter," according to the protagonist's parents?

4. How does the narrator accidentally refer to the analyst as in Chapter 4, Part 2?

5. What had the Monkey once been?

(see the answer key)

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