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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6, 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Ligget?
(a) A frog.
(b) A boy who was put on "trial" by the other boys.
(c) The name of the school gym.
(d) The author's pet dog.

2. According to the prologue, when did the author find himself racing home?
(a) Before dinner.
(b) After school.
(c) In the middle of the night.
(d) After work.

3. How many months pregnant was Dagmar in Chapter 6?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 9 months.

4. What did the author and Tobey ride when the author went with Tobey's family in Chapter 6?
(a) Bumper cars.
(b) A Ferris wheel.
(c) The Scrambler.
(d) Go carts.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the prologue take place?

3. What did the person who told the author he lost do to make Tobey lose the game in Chapter 6?

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

5. What does the author recall in the final section of Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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