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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dennis give to Aimée that strikes her as familiar?
(a) A passage from Coleridge.
(b) A poem about a river.
(c) A poem about daffodils.
(d) A passage from Shakespere.

2. Who does the author suggest return the book unread to where they got it?
(a) Readers who are bigots.
(b) Readers who hate animals.
(c) Readers who hate America.
(d) Readers who are easily upset.

3. What does the secretary tell Mr. Slump about Aimée?
(a) Aimée is moving back home.
(b) Aimée has asked for a job.
(c) Aimée has invited them to her wedding.
(d) She has been duped by her finacee.

4. What does Dennis decide to do for the funeral?
(a) Get his hair cut.
(b) Wear one of Sir Francis' suits.
(c) Rent a suit.
(d) Write something to be read.

5. What does Mr. Schultz say he needs from Dennis more than good ideas?
(a) Competence.
(b) Hard work.
(c) Loyalty.
(d) A willingness to take a cut in pay.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dennis tell Mr. Schultz?

2. How has Aimée's "friend" at work become?

3. What does Barlow find difficult to believe about the funeral home's structure?

4. Why is Mr. Slump disgusted?

5. What does the receptionist ask Dennis that makes him visualize Sir Francis when Dennis finds him?

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