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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Third Veil (pgs. 101-119).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ellen Cherry Charles leave art school?
(a) She feels that it is too stuck up.
(b) She wants to make art about life not school.
(c) Her father and uncle drag her out of class.
(d) Her parents refuse to keep paying for it.

2. After sleeping together, what do Ellen Cherry and Boomer leave behind?
(a) A dirty sock, a silver spoon, and a can of beans.
(b) A cassette tape and a camera.
(c) A shoe and a $20 bill.
(d) A book, Boomer's shirt, and a shoe.

3. What is the subject of the painting is Ellen Cherry working on, while she and Boomer are driving across the country?
(a) The Turkey.
(b) The Ocean.
(c) Boomer.
(d) Mountains.

4. What does the barkeep say his sister sees after having a couple of drinks during the day?
(a) A can of beans and spoon looking in her window.
(b) A stick and a Conch Shell jumping in the trunk of her car.
(c) A stick, a fork or spoon, and can of beans carrying a sock.
(d) A stick, a fork or spoon, and a sock walking down the road.

5. What is Boomer afraid of?
(a) Ellen Cherry.
(b) Talking Objects.
(c) Art.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Boomer picks Ellen Cherry up in the Turkey, where do they go?

2. Who compares the American cowboy to the samurai?

3. Why does Can 'o Beans want to be left behind on the way to New York?

4. Who does Boomer say is shot in the head while hanging a picture?

5. What does Ellen Cherry Charles do while she and Boomer Petway are in the rodeo town near Idaho?

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