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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five, 1962-1964, Learning to Tell the Truth.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Denny while Mel is still in college?
(a) He goes to Vietnam and is killed.
(b) He drops out of communication with his family.
(c) He kills himself.
(d) He dies from complications of an accident.

2. Whom does Mel meet on his and Lyla's honeymoon?
(a) An older Irish man.
(b) A blond Greek.
(c) An attractive Frenchman.
(d) A friend from junior high school.

3. How does Mel feel when Lyla asks him to dance?
(a) He is self conscious.
(b) He has fun.
(c) He feels sinful.
(d) He feels trapped.

4. How does Mel describe his father?
(a) An aggressive but wise man.
(b) An agnostic.
(c) A self-made man.
(d) A kind, gentle giant.

5. What does Mel not know the origins of?
(a) His self confidence.
(b) His self hatred.
(c) His desire to know God.
(d) His desire to excel above everyone else.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Darrel do that made Mel think about the boy obsessively?

2. What is Martin Luther King arguing at the time of Lyla and Mel's enrollment in college?

3. Who is Peter W.?

4. In what capacity does Mel serve in his high school?

5. What does Lyla insist that Mel and she attend despite Mel's parents' objection?

(see the answer key)

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