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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: January 16-19, 1974.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bart tell Magliore to think about right before he leaves on January 15th?
(a) The after-life.
(b) What life is really about.
(c) Mr. Piazzi's dog.
(d) Forgetting about him.

2. How much does the woman behind Bart cash her social security check for?
(a) $235.63.
(b) $200.00.
(c) $156.76.
(d) $178.65.

3. What is the only thing about the night that Bart took the drugs that really bothers him?
(a) The talk with Drake, the street priest.
(b) The shattered television.
(c) The argument with Mary.
(d) The impending destruction of his home.

4. What does Bart realize about a woman's love on the day Charlie starts nursery school?
(a) It is horrible.
(b) It is beautiful.
(c) It is strange and cruel.
(d) It is the strongest anywhere.

5. When Mary disagrees with Bart, what does she say when she eventually gives in?
(a) I am just a woman...what do I know?
(b) I'll humor you.
(c) Fine...have it your way.
(d) You're the man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mary happy when she calls Bart on the morning of January 17th?

2. At the end of the conversation about the explosives, what does Bart tell Magliore he wants to do?

3. Of all the machinery that Bart sets on fire, which piece does he consider the masterpiece?

4. Why does Bart like reading Kurt Vonnegut books?

5. What does Bart take down to the post office on the morning of January 16th?

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