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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator's fraternity brothers can best be described as __________________.
(a) shy.
(b) industrious.
(c) philanthropic.
(d) irresponsible.

2. Which of the following is NOT part of fraternity life?
(a) Heavy drinking.
(b) Girl chasing.
(c) Indulgent laziness.
(d) Serious studying.

3. In Chapter 2, the narrator is in his last year of ___________________.
(a) junior high.
(b) college.
(c) grad school.
(d) boarding school.

4. When the narrator spends an evening out with Morris and some other friends he realizes that _____________________ attracts negative attention from others.
(a) just being who they are.
(b) telling crude jokes.
(c) smoking.
(d) drinking too much.

5. The narrator's home life can best be described as _________________.
(a) chaotic.
(b) hostile.
(c) liberal.
(d) conservative.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator desperately seek in his life?

2. Betty and Kay reject ______________________.

3. Where does the narrator "cruise" for men on campus?

4. What is important about the protagonist of the story?

5. "The Beautiful Room is Empty" takes place during the 1950s and 1960s in which country?

(see the answer key)

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