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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 27, 28, 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the author represent questions during the interviews in Chapter 14?
(a) He puts all the questions in bold.
(b) He puts all the questions in italics.
(c) He replaced them with the letter Q.
(d) There is no representation of the questions.

2. Why does David's father's arm get stuck in the train door in Chapter 22?
(a) Because David's father won't remove his arm.
(b) No one knows.
(c) Because David's father moves too slow.
(d) Because of a malfunction with the train.

3. What does David say happened to his mother in 1971?
(a) She had a nervous breakdown.
(b) She started working a job.
(c) She asked his father for a divorce.
(d) She moved away from his family.

4. What year is given to the interview files in Chapter 14?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1994.

5. Why does Cusk avoid looking at the woman who sits near him in Chapter 27?
(a) He doesn't avoid looking at the woman.
(b) He thinks he knows her.
(c) He isn't allowed to talk to anyone.
(d) He doesn't want to talk to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say Cusk is avoiding in Chapter 27?

2. What does David first talk about in the beginning of Chapter 22?

3. What type of interviews has Stecyk prepared in Chapter 14?

4. In Chapter 14, why is Spackman mentioned?

5. Why does the Peoria REC rely on Martinsburg?

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