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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The husband of the woman who runs the boarding house is from where in Chapter 5?
(a) Ecuador.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Haiti.

2. Whom does the narrator describe as “a bright young fellow who was himself a student” that he talks with on the train ride in Chapter 4?
(a) A breeder.
(b) A Pullman car porter.
(c) A shoe shiner.
(d) A horse breeder.

3. Who does the narrator say stood at the head of his list of heroes for a long time in Chapter 2?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Christopher Columbus.
(c) King David.
(d) Charles Darwin.

4. What is the nickname of the fourteen-year-old boy that the narrator befriends in Chapter 1?
(a) Black hair.
(b) Red Head.
(c) Green eyes.
(d) Blue foot.

5. To what resort does the narrator describe visiting in the two weeks after his arrival in Chapter 11?
(a) The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island.
(b) Coney Island.
(c) The Sanderling.
(d) The Bellmoor Inn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator buy for the women who give him French lessons at the café in Chapter 9?

2. The narrator describes the poker players as practicing what sort of politeness for each other in Chapter 6?

3. The narrator states in Chapter 2 that “a true artist can no more play upon the piano or violin without putting his whole body in accord with the emotions he is striving to express than a swallow can” do what?

4. The narrator claims that by his third morning in New York, he secured a job doing what in Chapter 8?

5. At what hotel do the narrator and the millionaire stay in Paris in Chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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