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

2. Where was the Southbury Training School?
(a) Maryland.
(b) Maine.
(c) Alaska.
(d) Connecticut.

3. What was the name of the person the author mentioned being frightened by in Chapter 2?
(a) He gives no name.
(b) Victor.
(c) Vinny.
(d) Jean.

4. What disrupted the author's surge of sexual energy on this particular day in Chapter 10?
(a) His boss telling him to take out the garbage.
(b) The books falling off the shelf.
(c) The woman bursting into tears.
(d) A phone call.

5. In Chapter 5, who was the pianist jealous over?
(a) Alison.
(b) Dagmar.
(c) Jean.
(d) Tobey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the author moving at the beginning of Chapter 9?

2. What does the author describe in the prologue?

3. What did the author and Tobey compete in, in Chapter 6?

4. Who does the author mention being self-absorbed and self-dramatizing in Chapter 10?

5. Where were the series of joke items purchased that were played on Jean by the pianist?

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