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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Five, The Brothers K.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What pen name does Kincaid use for his poem "Why Apple Pie"?
(a) Mark Twain.
(b) William Shakespeare.
(c) Charles Dickens.
(d) Lewis Carroll.

2. What does Grandawma think Hugh's new thumb resembles?
(a) A mushroom cloud.
(b) A broccoli head.
(c) An upside down bowling pin.
(d) A pig's snout.

3. What baseball position does Everett play in Book Two?
(a) Catcher.
(b) Outfielder.
(c) First basemen.
(d) Second baseman.

4. What does Everett call Hugh's fastball?
(a) The sinker.
(b) The heater.
(c) The scorcher.
(d) The rocket.

5. What is the name of the British man who facilitates the robbing of Peter in India?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Searing.
(c) Rupert.
(d) Dessinger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song does Hugh compare "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" to in Book Two?

2. What action causes Irwin to be sent back home from Vietnam in a straitjacket, heavily sedated?

3. What enables Peter to travel to India for a year in fulfillment of a lifelong dream?

4. How much money does Peter have stolen from him in India?

5. What does Peter give his mother as part of an apology in Book Three?

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