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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the company for whom the narrator's father works?
(a) Boston & Northeastern Life.
(b) Williams & Flannagan.
(c) Ernst, Williams & Johnson.
(d) Johnson & Johnson.

3. Why does the narrator's father say his cousin Toby will never want for popularity?
(a) She is pretty.
(b) She knows shorthand.
(c) She plays piano.
(d) She paints.

4. What does the narrator say that with sex the human imagination runs to?
(a) The nth level.
(b) Z.
(c) Eternity.
(d) Hell.

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

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

7. The narrator claims in Chapter 4 that he brings his parents nothing but what?
(a) Sorrow.
(b) Grief.
(c) Irritation.
(d) Rage.

8. Who is the narrator sitting next to on the bus in Chapter 4?
(a) A Polish police officer.
(b) An Italian immigrant.
(c) An old lady.
(d) A shikse.

9. What is the one topic the narrator says is the only thing to which his father can "sink his teeth?"
(a) Life insurance.
(b) The theater.
(c) The New Jersey Turnpike.
(d) The news.

10. What is the name of the narrator's oldest brother?
(a) Hymie.
(b) John.
(c) Agnew.
(d) Horace.

11. What is the name of the narrator's father's coworker who bamboozled his mother into eating lobster?
(a) Francois.
(b) Flannery.
(c) Allen.
(d) Doyle.

12. How old is the narrator when his testicles recede?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Nine.
(d) Fourteen.

13. What does the narrator resent being sent to buy at the store for his mother?
(a) Birthday cards.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Kotex.
(d) Toilet paper.

14. What does the narrator say doesn't grow on trees in Chapter 4?
(a) Dedication.
(b) Inhibition.
(c) Faith.
(d) Love.

15. What is the title of Chapter 4?
(a) Totally Crazy.
(b) Cunt Crazy.
(c) Insanity.
(d) Woman Crazy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator keep hidden in the basement for the purpose of pleasuring himself?

2. What kind of grades does the young narrator make?

3. Who tells the narrator, "They worship a Jew, do you know that?"

4. Who does the narrator describe as "The Most Unforgettable Character I've Met?"

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

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