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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One, Occam's Razor; Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Hank's parents do for a living?
(a) They are both college professors.
(b) They are both doctors.
(c) His father is a writer, his mother a professor.
(d) His father is a doctor, his mother a high school teacher.

2. In Chapter 3, where does Hank end up, after he has made the decision to go out?
(a) In his office.
(b) The corner store.
(c) His best friend's apartment.
(d) A house in Alleghany Wells.

3. What is staff member Gracie upset about in Chapter 1 that leads to Hank's being driven home?
(a) He tells her she looks fat.
(b) Hank owes her money.
(c) Hank fires her.
(d) He hints that he does not consider her a poet.

4. What does Hank's mother remind him of when he visits?
(a) That it is her birthday the next day.
(b) That he needs to renew his driver's license.
(c) That his wife wants him to call her every day.
(d) That his father is coming to live in Railton.

5. Why is Hank's colleague Teddy driving him home after a staff meeting in Chapter 1?
(a) Because his colleague Gracie stole his glasses.
(b) Because his colleague Gracie has his keys.
(c) Because his colleague Gracie injured him.
(d) Because his colleague Gracie let the air out of his tires.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the outcome of getting a dog make Hank realize about his father?

2. What did Hank's mother want him to do in exchange for allowing him to have a dog?

3. In the Prologue, how old is Hank?

4. What is Gracie's last name?

5. What nickname does Hank's mother give him as a child?

(see the answer key)

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