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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the author's father work at Red Barn, according to hsi narrative in "The Negreeting"?
(a) Corsica.
(b) Youngstown.
(c) Hot Springs.
(d) Malvern.

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

3. Who created the film The Greaty Beauty that is described in "Joy is Such a Human Madness"?
(a) Ben Lerner.
(b) Paolo Sorrentino.
(c) Zadie Smith.
(d) Michelle Alexander.

4. Where does the author describe the scene in "Lily on the Pants"?
(a) Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.
(b) Bershires, Massachusetts.
(c) New Hope, Pennsylvania.
(d) Little Rock, Arkansas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What character did the bellhop perform a monologue of for the author in "Beast Mode"?

2. How old was the author when his father was diagnosed with cancer?

3. Where does the author describe his brother's first house in "Weirdly Untitled"?

4. Where is the author's house that he describes in "Among the Rewards of My Sloth..."?

5. Where in New York does the author describe the cafe where he had coffee in "Coffee without the Saucer"?

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