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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the applicant in Chapter 1 remind John Nickel of?
(a) Franklin.
(b) Marion.
(c) His father.
(d) Etta James.

2. What was John's job at Muddy's when he started there?
(a) Booking bands.
(b) Watching the door.
(c) Bussing tables.
(d) Balancing the books.

3. Which of the following is a location John and Fay check for Carl in Chapter 3?
(a) A pool hall.
(b) The bus depot.
(c) The emergency room.
(d) Rum Boogie Cafe.

4. What vaguely racist thing does the bartender at Rum Boogie Cafe do in Chapter 2?
(a) Make John pay in cash.
(b) Check John's bills.
(c) Offer him Hennessee.
(d) Refuse to look him in the eye.

5. At the Rum Boogie Cafe, John is certain he will have sex with a woman despite what?
(a) She is sober.
(b) She dislikes him.
(c) She is married.
(d) She is white.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did John decide he wanted Marion back?

2. Who does John Nickel imagine as he walks through Fay's house?

3. In Chapter 3, John notices that Carl does not have what?

4. Why does John give up admonishing Eddie's father in Chapter 2?

5. How does John know the woman at Rum Boogie Cafe?

(see the answer key)

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