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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue, chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Hamper and Joanie overcome their initial shyness toward each other?
(a) By failing history.
(b) By going to concerts.
(c) By taking drugs.
(d) By spending time.

2. Why did Joanie and Hamper get married when she became pregnant?
(a) Abortion and adoption were unheard-of in their religious circle.
(b) They loved each other.
(c) They were finally eighteen and able to make their own decisions.
(d) Hamper wanted to escape his mother's home.

3. During his sophomore year of high school, what did Hamper name his rather large collection of poems?
(a) "Thoughts of the Crocodile."
(b) "Intestines of a Balloon."
(c) "Under the Table."
(d) "Hammered After Four."

4. How many siblings did Joanie have?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Eight.
(c) None.
(d) Two.

5. What did Hamper discover when he began to write poetry?
(a) Girls liked him.
(b) He got better grade.
(c) He could escape the monotony of life.
(d) The teachers liked him better.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Hamper and Mike come to hate their fathers?

2. Why did Hamper's dad often denounce African-Americans?

3. What was the most significant thing that acid did for Hamper?

4. What was the name of the new school that combined all local Catholic high schools?

5. At the beginning of Chapter Two, what religiously-loaded term did Hamper use to describe Flint?

(see the answer key)

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