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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With what does the narrator describe having been allowed to play by the tall man with the small, dark moustache in Chapter 1?
(a) A croquet set.
(b) A 100-year-old sword.
(c) A puppy.
(d) A gold pocket watch.

3. What character in the book is killed at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) The Widow.
(b) The Texan.
(c) The Millionaire.
(d) The Jew.

4. What animal does the narrator look for on the iceberg in Chapter 9?
(a) A marmot.
(b) An otter.
(c) A penguin.
(d) A polar bear.

5. What does the narrator say he had a particular fondness for in his childhood in Chapter 1?
(a) Slidebars.
(b) White keys.
(c) Pedals.
(d) Black keys.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the narrator headed by ship in the beginning of Chapter 10?

2. The narrator of the novel was born a few years after the close of what war?

3. The narrator quotes an African American man as once having said, “"It's no disgrace to be black, but it's often very” what?

4. What is the profession of the “fat Jewish looking man” that the narrator encounters on the train in Chapter 10?

5. According to the narrator in Chapter 9, “The Londoner seems to think that Americans are people whose only claim to be classed as civilized is that they have” what?

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