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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the author's father die?
(a) From a boating accident.
(b) From a car accident.
(c) In his sleep.
(d) From cancer.

2. How does the author describe Jean and Dagmar when he leaves them to go with Tobey's family in Chapter 6?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Kissing.
(c) Quarreling.
(d) Bickering.

3. What purpose does the initial introduction to "Stop-Time's" supporting characters serve for other chapters?
(a) Supports the author's initial character.
(b) Gives a partial perspective, in which they unfold later in the text in great detail.
(c) Takes away from the author's main purpose for having them in the text.
(d) Gives background information on the author.

4. In Chapter 3, what did the author note about Jean in their debate?
(a) He had little valid arguments.
(b) He was intellectually manipulative.
(c) He was narrow-minded.
(d) He was witty.

5. Which of the following does the author NOT describe about the place he stayed at, in Chapter 4?
(a) Smells.
(b) Atmosphere.
(c) Sounds.
(d) Tastes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disrupted the author's surge of sexual energy on this particular day in Chapter 10?

2. What was the verdict of Ligget's trial?

3. How does Chapter 7 end?

4. What does the author recall about the conditions of the person he remembers in Chapter 1?

5. What are the contents of Chapters 4 and 5 examples of?

(see the answer key)

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