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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 feel about their arrival in Chapter 4?
(a) He was excited.
(b) He was anxious.
(c) He was scared.
(d) He dreaded it.

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

3. What does the author recall about the conditions of the person he remembers in Chapter 1?
(a) That he was poor.
(b) That he was in and out of mental hospitals during his childhood.
(c) That he was rich.
(d) That he was a stable, reliable man.

4. What does the author feel is necessary to be interrupted?
(a) The order of the universe.
(b) People speaking.
(c) Incorrect grammar.
(d) The order of life.

5. What other memory does the author also narrate at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) A conversation he had with his mom.
(b) A near death experience.
(c) A frightening encounter with Jean's alcoholic brother.
(d) Going fishing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what did the author note about Jean in their debate?

2. According to Chapter 4, why did the author have to go to the location he did?

3. How did Jean plan to make money in Chapter 9?

4. What did the author and Tobey ride when the author went with Tobey's family in Chapter 6?

5. What did the author and the other boys accuse Ligget of being?

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