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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of animal does Thea hope to hunt when she and Augie move abroad?
(a) Electric eels.
(b) Iguanas.
(c) Bull frogs.
(d) Turtles.

2. What does Mr. Oliver's girlfriend, Stella, do for a living?
(a) She is an architect.
(b) She is a model.
(c) She is a poet.
(d) She is a seamstress.

3. How old is Augie March at the opening of the novel?
(a) 9 years old.
(b) 13 years old.
(c) 11 years old.
(d) 15 years old.

4. Why didn't Mr. Renling want to hire Augie when he first applied for the job?
(a) Because he is too young.
(b) Because he is Jewish.
(c) Because he has a criminal record.
(d) Because he had no experience.

5. How does Talavera feel about Augie when the pair first meet?
(a) He is enamored with him.
(b) He is apathetic.
(c) He is afraid of him.
(d) He is weary of him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Augie help his cousins, the Coblins, complete?

2. What penalty does Augie receive when the department store presses charges against him?

3. In what year did the stock market crash?

4. Which of the following characters believes that "everyone sees to it his fate is shared"?

5. What is the term "skyscraper leaps" another name for?

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