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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 name?
(a) Augustine Portnoy.
(b) Andrew Portnoy.
(c) Jack Portnoy.
(d) Alexander Portnoy.

2. What does the narrator's father say one must prepare for?
(a) Hannukah.
(b) The judgment day.
(c) A rainy day.
(d) The fall.

3. Where does the narrator's mother accuse him of going to eat in Chapter 2?
(a) Henry's Burgers.
(b) Harold's Hot Dog.
(c) Katz's Deli.
(d) O'Casey's.

4. What is the principle ailment of the narrator's father?
(a) Alcoholism.
(b) Diarrhea.
(c) Constipation.
(d) Depression.

5. What does the narrator's mother give the cleaning lady for lunch?
(a) Steak.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Tuna.
(d) Eggs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator's father hold up as someone to emulate in life?

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

3. What does the narrator's father sell?

4. What is the one topic the narrator says is the only thing to which his father can "sink his teeth?"

5. What is the name of the narrator's sister's husband?

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