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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. Where did Jean travel to get the things he needed to begin his plans of making money in Chapter 3?
(a) North.
(b) Up the road.
(c) West.
(d) South.

2. Where did the author and his family go at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Florida.
(d) Tennessee.

3. How long did the pianist live in the author's mom's apartment?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 9 years.
(d) 10 years.

4. According to Chapter 1, what does a first person biography offer?
(a) A broader scope over its personal context.
(b) Paradox.
(c) Historical insight.
(d) A personal opinion about life.

5. What did the frightening experience the author recalled at the end of Chapter 2 do for him?
(a) Changed his view of the world.
(b) Made him never drink alcohol.
(c) Made him quit smoking.
(d) Made him a better man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author mention his life was often interrupted by, in the prologue?

2. What does the author describe at the beginning of Chapter 2?

3. Where was the experimental boarding school the author describes in Chapter 1?

4. Where was the author's apartment in Chapter 5?

5. What was the atmosphere like at the experimental boarding school, according to the author?

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