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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator join his father's fraternity at college?
(a) To date girls.
(b) To make lifelong friendships.
(c) To have social connections.
(d) Just to please his father.

2. What is notable about Betts and Buddy?
(a) They are professors.
(b) They are authors.
(c) They are sculptors.
(d) They are lesbians.

3. Who is Maria?
(a) The narrator's sister.
(b) The narrator's mother.
(c) The narrator's friend.
(d) The narrator's aunt.

4. Who is Morris?
(a) An attorney.
(b) A newspaper editor.
(c) Tex's assistant.
(d) The narrator's father.

5. What does Tex complain to the narrator about in Chapter 2?
(a) The weather.
(b) His marital status.
(c) Politics.
(d) His financial situation.

Short Answer Questions

1. The story begins with quotes from novelists Anatole France and _________________.

2. Who is Tex?

3. Why does the narrator study the language in #56?

4. In what part of the country did the narrator grow up?

5. What does the person in #38 exploit Tex for?

(see the answer key)

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