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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 35 - 51.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the author when his father was diagnosed with cancer?
(a) 32.
(b) 36.
(c) 24.
(d) 29.

2. Who recorded the song "Love Me in a Special Way"?
(a) Madonna.
(b) Stevie Wonder.
(c) DeBarge.
(d) Michael Jackson.

3. What book is did the author have open in "Praying Mantis"?
(a) When Women Were Birds.
(b) The Underground.
(c) Ulysses.
(d) No One Knows My Name.

4. Through what park does the author describe walking in "Bird Feeding"?
(a) Central Park.
(b) Washington Square Park.
(c) Prospect Park.
(d) De Witt Clinton Park.

5. Who wrote the book The Poet, The Lion, Talking Pictures, El Farolito, A Wedding in St. Roch, The Big Box Store, The Warp in the Mirror, Spring, Midnights, Fire and All?
(a) Paolo Sorrentino.
(b) Philippe Petit.
(c) C.D. Wright.
(d) Ben Lerner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Boogie's Christian name?

2. Where did the author's father work at Red Barn, according to hsi narrative in "The Negreeting"?

3. What color did the author's father warn him against wearing as a child?

4. Who does the author describe tapping him on the arm in "Tap Tap"?

5. Where does the author describe being on his way to for a reading in "Umbrella in the Cafe"?

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