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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the narrator's sister's husband?
(a) Morty.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Martin.
(d) Christopher.

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

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

4. What does the narrator's mother obsess over him catching?
(a) Gangrene.
(b) Polio.
(c) A cold.
(d) The flu.

5. What is the narrator's mother doing when he sees her menstrual blood?
(a) Baking cookies.
(b) Sewing.
(c) Serving dinner.
(d) Koshering meat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the narrator's father take him once a month when he was young?

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

3. What does the narrator's father say one must prepare for?

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

5. What is the name of the narrator's oldest brother?

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