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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9, 10, and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Dean break up with his girlfriend in Chapter 6?
(a) Because he is afraid to go home.
(b) Because he loves her.
(c) Because she is pregnant.
(d) Because he wants to make her mad.

2. What textual feature does Chapter 9 have that is missing from the other chapters?
(a) Footnotes.
(b) Quotes.
(c) Headings.
(d) In-text citations.

3. In Chapter 9, what does the author say about the genre of this novel?
(a) That it is literary fiction.
(b) That it is historical fiction.
(c) That it closely resembles a memoir.
(d) That it will remind the reader of nonfiction.

4. What is Merrill's middle name?
(a) Errol.
(b) Carol.
(c) Perril.
(d) Lehrl.

5. In Chapter 5, how do other people react to the man?
(a) They are confused by him.
(b) They love him.
(c) They dislike him.
(d) They tolerate him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, where is Claude reassigned?

2. What name does the author give himself in Chapter 9?

3. In Chapter 9, what year does the author say it is?

4. Why does the author say he was given a new social security number?

5. In the beginning Chapter 6, how old is Dean?

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