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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Napoleon doing when the two men went to see him?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Singing.
(d) Pacing.

2. What is the man wearing whom the narrator sits next to after the tussle on the bus?
(a) A fake moustache.
(b) A bowler hat.
(c) A sombrero.
(d) A fedora.

3. Why does the man on the bus say that you don't meet historical characters in the gray town?
(a) They live millions of miles away.
(b) They are all blind.
(c) They are all deaf.
(d) They are snobbish.

4. How many schools did the Tousle-Headed Poet attend?
(a) One.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

5. Who comes to sit next to the narrator on the bus?
(a) An old woman.
(b) A young woman.
(c) A tousle-haired youth.
(d) An old man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator ask his new companion about the gray town?

2. Whom does the man on the bus say is the nearest of the "old ones"?

3. What does the Tousle-Headed Poet hope to find at the end of the journey?

4. What does the woman in the line say to the man she's with?

5. What word does the narrator use to describe the streets in the gray town?

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