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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Irwin's mother is upset and tries to convince him that bad things will come his way if he does what?
(a) Drops out of school.
(b) Attends another church.
(c) Continues to gamble.
(d) Turns his back on the church.

2. Irwin and his brother attend what church with their mother?
(a) The Catholic Church.
(b) The Lutheran Church.
(c) The Mormon Church.
(d) The Baptist Church.

3. Due to his school's proximity to what, Irwin becomes interested in gambling?
(a) Casino Knights.
(b) The Hollywood Park Race Track.
(c) The Hollywood Casino.
(d) Commerce Casino.

4. Irwin's views on feminism and race relations were always what?
(a) Prejudice.
(b) Ahead of his times.
(c) Conservative.
(d) Strange.

5. Overton Irwin, Robert's father, ran a successful ____________________ business until he lost everything in the Depression.
(a) Flooring.
(b) Construction.
(c) Plumbing.
(d) Heating and air conditioning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Irwin grows discontented with his show at ____________ in Los Angeles.

2. The entrepreneur not only admires Irwin's art but also what?

3. To Irwin and his young male friends, what is the most important thing in life?

4. To what does Robert partially attribute to growing up here in the 1940s?

5. What is L.A.'s funky, avant-garde community of artists?

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