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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2 (pages 14-26).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Geoffrey say amazes him about New York in his first line?
(a) The quiet
(b) The opulence
(c) The restaurants
(d) The technology

2. In what country did Wassily Kandinsky die?
(a) Germany
(b) France
(c) America
(d) Russia

3. How much money does the Dean and Deluca customer leave for his purchase in Flan and Ouisa's story?
(a) $40
(b) $80
(c) Nothing
(d) $100

4. What does the New York Times send contributors of the anecdotes Flan and Ouisa mention at the end of this section?
(a) A free subscription
(b) A Times tree ornament
(c) A framed excerpt
(d) A bottle of champagne

5. Flan is shocked that his son lets Paul call him what?
(a) Woodrow
(b) Woody
(c) Brother
(d) Man

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of this section, Flan compares not thinking about two million dollars to trying not to think of what animal?

2. What word does Ouisa tell Flan not to use in this section?

3. Who do Ouisa and Flan address in the first half of this section?

4. Paul is looking at a statue of what in Central Park when he is mugged?

5. Which hotel is Poitier checking into in the morning, according to Paul?

(see the answer key)

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