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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the narrator's favorite winter meal?
(a) Goulash.
(b) Beef stew.
(c) Lamb stew.
(d) Spaghetti.

2. What did the narrator's father encourage him to take a course in in high school?
(a) Home Economics.
(b) Shorthand.
(c) Woodworking.
(d) Typing.

3. What is the name of the narrator's sister?
(a) Hetty.
(b) Andrea.
(c) Hannah.
(d) Elizabeth.

4. What does the narrator believe to be cancer in his freshman year of high school?
(a) A freckle.
(b) A bruise.
(c) A fever blister.
(d) A mole.

5. Where does the narrator live with his family in his childhood?
(a) California.
(b) Florida.
(c) Wisconsin.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator's mother say that Melvin Weiner gave himself colitis?

2. What is the title of Chapter 2?

3. What is the term used for a non-Jewish girl?

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

5. Why does the narrator's father say his cousin Toby will never want for popularity?

(see the answer key)

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