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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city does the narrator describe as “a big, dull, red town” in Chapter 4?
(a) Knoxville.
(b) Biloxi.
(c) Miami.
(d) Atlanta.

2. How much money does the narrator put in his trunk while his fellow roommates sleep in Chapter 4?
(a) $100.
(b) $500.
(c) $300.
(d) $1,000.

3. What does the narrator describe growing along the edge of the fence by the vegetable garden in Chapter 1?
(a) Huckleberries.
(b) Blackberries.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Tomatoes.

4. The narrator’s mother supported herself and her son by what means, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Growing vegetables.
(b) Giving violin lessons.
(c) Tutoring students.
(d) Sewing.

5. The narrator states in Chapter 2, “In the life of every one there is a limited number of unhappy experiences which are not written upon the memory, but stamped there with” what?
(a) “Vivid detail.”
(b) “Bad memories.”
(c) “A die.”
(d) “Extreme pressure.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nickname of the fourteen-year-old boy that the narrator befriends in Chapter 1?

2. Where does the narrator move with his mother in Chapter 1?

3. To whom does the narrator say he became inseparable in school in Chapter 2?

4. What does the narrator have for breakfast that is described as “so light and flaky that a fellow with any appetite at all would have no difficulty in disposing of eight or ten” in Chapter 4?

5. What book does the narrator describe as having “used to lie in splendid neglect on the center table in our little parlor” in Chapter 2?

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