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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What was the author awkwardly questioned about in Chapter 10?
(a) His dreams and ambitions in life.
(b) His home life.
(c) His sex life.
(d) His deepest secrets.

3. Which band member did the author meet in Chapter 15?
(a) The piano player.
(b) The drummer.
(c) The harmonica player.
(d) The guitarist.

4. How did the author feel when he was accepted to college?
(a) Excited.
(b) Relatively calm.
(c) Sad.
(d) Disappointed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the author avoid going home to dinner in Chapter 13?

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

3. Who was the author's telegram from in Chapter 15?

4. What does the metaphor of multiple floors in his school suggest?

5. Which of the following was not revealed about the person who moved in with the author in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was born in Chapter 11?

2. Describe what happened between Jean and Dagmar while the author was in Europe.

3. What did Dagmar do upon her return home from Denmark?

4. What did the friend patronize the author about in Chapter 13?

5. Who did the author meet on the boat in Chapter 17?

6. What did Jean do to try and get Dagmar back?

7. What did Dagmar confirm to the author after his friend patronized him?

8. Who did the author live with after Dagmar left?

9. What was the latest money making idea Jean had in Chapter 9?

10. Where does the author describe working in Chapter 15?

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