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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20, Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the author pretend to do on the car ride home in Chapter 6?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Be mad.
(c) Sing.
(d) Be happy.

2. According to Chapter 4, why did the author have to go to the location he did?
(a) For his parents' work.
(b) To clear his head.
(c) For his doctor.
(d) For his mom's doctor.

3. In Chapter 11, what did the author have in common with the person he hitchhiked with?
(a) He ran away too.
(b) He had 2 sisters.
(c) He had no mom.
(d) He was from NEw York and Florida.

4. What are the contents of Chapters 4 and 5 examples of?
(a) A "coming of age" story.
(b) Prose.
(c) Unrealistic and unnecessary to the context of the book.
(d) A description of relationships.

5. What did the author do after a day of lounging on the deck in Chapter 15?
(a) Took a cold shower and shaved in hot water.
(b) Read in the bathtub.
(c) Got a massage.
(d) Dressed up and went to first class.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the voice cry out to the author after he had his collision?

2. What did the author see that suddenly made him sexually energized in Chapter 10?

3. Who was Ligget?

4. How did the author view his acceptance to college?

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

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