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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was NOT an outcome of Ligget's punishment?
(a) He was taken to the hospital with a broken jaw.
(b) He got a stomach virus.
(c) He never went back to school.
(d) The other boys were never punished.

2. In Chapter 3, what did Jean do?
(a) Gave horse riding lessons.
(b) Built a second house.
(c) Became a cab driver.
(d) Opened a store.

3. What does the prologue offer the reader?
(a) Describe's the author's visions.
(b) An excuse to read more.
(c) A sense of the author as a human being.
(d) A background on the author's family.

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

5. Who of the following is NOT mentioned being with the author at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) His mother.
(b) Alison.
(c) Jean.
(d) Tobey.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was the author treated by one of the teachers at Southbury?

2. What are Chapters 2 and 3 examples of in relation to most autobiographies?

3. What is understood about the author and his perception of the people he introduces in Chapters 2 and 3?

4. How long did the pianist live in the author's mom's apartment?

5. When was the author confronted by a teacher at Southbury?

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