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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the author do in Chapter 11 after the person overstayed her welcome?
(a) Kicked her out.
(b) Called his mom.
(c) Ran away.
(d) Screamed at Jean.

2. On what day did the author get his job back in Chapter 15?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Tuesday.

3. Where did the author hitchhike to in Chapter 11?
(a) New York.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) Florida.
(d) Pennyslvania.

4. What did the author learn about his mother as he was writing his entrance exams for college?
(a) She had cancer.
(b) She was pregnant again.
(c) She was in a mental hospital.
(d) She was divorcing Jean.

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

6. What was the author habitually late for in Chapter 10?
(a) Work.
(b) Dinner.
(c) School.
(d) The bus.

7. What was the author's boss's name in Chapter 15?
(a) William.
(b) Bill.
(c) Bob.
(d) Willie.

8. Where did the author work in Chapter 15?
(a) The Electro Magenetic Cafe.
(b) The Electric Field.
(c) The Electric Elephant Cafe.
(d) The Electro Research Company.

9. Who did Alison have a complex relationship with in Chapter 16?
(a) Dagmar.
(b) Jack.
(c) John.
(d) Jessica.

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

11. What happened to the author the remainder of his trip in Chapter 15?
(a) He was heartbroken.
(b) He got a cold.
(c) He was in a car accident and was in recovery.
(d) He was seasick.

12. What happened in Chapters 9 and 10 that presented the component of disillusionment?
(a) The author was late to school.
(b) The author's motivation from sexual desire.
(c) The author questions why he feels the way he does.
(d) The encounter with the corrupt policeman.

13. What did the author see that suddenly made him sexually energized in Chapter 10?
(a) A woman's cleavage.
(b) A woman's wrist.
(c) A woman's thigh.
(d) A woman's neck.

14. What did the author contemplate doing after the fruit stand failed in Chapter 9?
(a) Moving back to New York.
(b) Running away.
(c) Jumping off a fire escape.
(d) Moving back to Ft. Lauderdale.

15. What were the author's two short-lived jobs in the visit he described in Chapter 14?
(a) Waiter and cabana boy.
(b) Waiter and bowling alley.
(c) Movie theater and waiter.
(d) Movie theater and bowling alley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author's coworker Sid do?

2. Who waved to the author in Chapter 17?

3. What transformation did Dagmar go through in Chapter 11?

4. In Chapter 11, what did the author have in common with the person he hitchhiked with?

5. Where did the author go in the spring, in Chapter 18?

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