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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV, Chapter 10: The Idiot.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote The Grapes of Wrath?
(a) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) John Steinbeck.
(d) Carson McCullers.

2. What are the names of Mrs. Barbour’s dogs that Theo meets when he visits her in Chapter 9: “Everything of Possibility”?
(a) Socks and Spot.
(b) Bobo and Mittens.
(c) Ting-a-Ling and Clementine.
(d) Chiva and Pittsy.

3. What is Mrs. Barbour’s first name?
(a) Cinzia.
(b) Etta.
(c) Marie.
(d) Samantha.

4. What is Hobie’s full name?
(a) William Hobbes.
(b) Jeremy Hobart.
(c) Hubert Hobart.
(d) James Hobart.

5. Where did Theo’s mother live by Annette, the fireman’s widow?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) The Lower East Side.
(c) Queens.
(d) Greenwich Village.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fictional name does Boris call Theo when he first meets him in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine”?

2. Who is the author of Seven Pillars of Wisdom?

3. Who is the following quote attributed to in the opening of Part III of the novel? “We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others, that in the end, we become disguised to ourselves.”

4. Where was the painter George van der Mijn born?

5. What is the name of the bar that Xandra manages on the Strip in Chapter 5: “Badr al-Dine”?

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