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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Burnham's wife, Sarah, says that Derry's pubescent radicalism was due to what?
(a) Burnham's decision to work for the President.
(b) Her disdain of rock stars.
(c) Sarah's lack of time to spend with Derry.
(d) A healthy superego.

2. What does Burnham say to Sarah about his reason for writing for the President?
(a) That he agrees with the President.
(b) He does it for the power.
(c) He couldn't get another job.
(d) That he does it for the money.

3. Who does Sarah work for?
(a) Ted Kennedy.
(b) Warren Beatty.
(c) Dick Cavett.
(d) Department of Justice.

4. Why does Mr. Joslin think Ivy Peniston would want to go back to Bermuda?
(a) Because Jerome failed typing.
(b) The climate and the flowers.
(c) He believes all immigrants should return to their land of origin.
(d) So she could find a new husband.

5. Although he is actually a speech writer for the President of the U.S.A, who does Timothy Burnham "officially" work for?
(a) The Department of Energy.
(b) The American Broadcasting System.
(c) The Washington Post.
(d) The Central Intelligence Agency.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Mr. Pym done for Ivy in the past?

2. What does the high school building remind Ivy Peniston of?

3. Why does Mr. Joslin think that Jerome failed typing?

4. Why does Ivy Peniston argue that Jerome could graduate despite failing typing?

5. According to this book, what is the unemployment rate for black males in Washington DC at the time?

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