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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, pages 39-73.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Tashjian's feelings about the manuscript?
(a) She thinks it is important and should be published.
(b) She thinks it is not ready for publication yet.
(c) She thinks it is a good start but needs a lot of work.
(d) She thinks it is dangerous, and should be handed over to the police.

2. What does Tashjian's editor think of the manuscript?
(a) She is uncertain about its origins.
(b) She does not want to publish it.
(c) She thinks it needs a lot of work.
(d) She wants to publish it.

3. How old was the person who gave Tashjian the manuscript?
(a) 27.
(b) 78.
(c) 38.
(d) 17.

4. What other writing does Beth say she enjoyed?
(a) Their Eyes Were Watching God.
(b) Walden.
(c) The Heart of Darkness.
(d) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

5. What lesson has Josh learned from living with his stepfather?
(a) Not to give anything away.
(b) Not to take money for anything.
(c) That products need niches.
(d) To make himself indispensable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Josh's stepfather's business?

2. How did Josh answer inquiries about his identity?

3. How does Katherine describe Josh?

4. What does a teacher tell Tashjian about Josh Swensen?

5. What is the subject of the epigraph to Part 1?

(see the answer key)

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