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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 through 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Chapter 1 explain the plot of this novel?
(a) It discusses the major themes.
(b) It creates a strong setting.
(c) It describes the main characters.
(d) It doesn't.

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

4. How does Claude know Reynolds?
(a) They used to be roommates.
(b) They used to work together.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) They lived on the same block growing up.

5. In Chapter 14, why does the narrator say some people are able to speak from the heart during their interviews?
(a) No one gives an interview from the heart.
(b) They are naturals.
(c) They have better interviewers.
(d) They are trained actors.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what upsets Dean most about his relationship with his girlfriend?

2. At the end of Chapter 9, what does the author say is good at hiding things?

3. At the end of Chapter 9, what does the author question?

4. In Chapter 9, where does the author say he kept his notes for this novel?

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

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