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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the narrator's mother called in high school?
(a) Soapie.
(b) Girly.
(c) Red.
(d) Rosie.

2. What does the narrator say was a "mixup" in his house?
(a) The dog.
(b) The children.
(c) Religion.
(d) The sexes of his parents.

3. Who does the narrator describe as "The Most Unforgettable Character I've Met?"
(a) His wife.
(b) His father.
(c) His first-grade teacher.
(d) His mother.

4. Where is the narrator's uncle's store?
(a) Jersey City.
(b) Newark.
(c) The Bronx.
(d) Brooklyn.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator use like it "grows in trees" according to his father?

2. What did the narrator's father encourage him to take a course in in high school?

3. What is the name of the company for whom the narrator's father works?

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

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

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