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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17, 18 and 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author describe being blurred in the final section of Chapter 1?
(a) The author's vision.
(b) The author's opinion.
(c) The author's perspective.
(d) The author's memory and present life.

2. What does the author mention his life was often interrupted by, in the prologue?
(a) Drunken visits to London.
(b) His mom.
(c) Visits from his family.
(d) Drunken visits to New York.

3. What did the author and the other boys accuse Ligget of being?
(a) Funny.
(b) A racist.
(c) Fat.
(d) A bigot.

4. What was the verdict of Ligget's trial?
(a) He lost the battle.
(b) He was beaten.
(c) He was found guilty.
(d) He died.

5. Where did Dagmar go in Chapter 11?
(a) Alaska.
(b) Denmark.
(c) Ft. Lauderdale.
(d) Ireland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language did the author study in Chapter 10?

2. What did the author do after a day of lounging on the deck in Chapter 15?

3. Who accompanies the author at the beginning of Chapter 4?

4. What has the author gained between the time he writes about these events to the time in which they actually took place?

5. What was the name of the person who moved in with the author after Dagmar left?

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