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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One, Chapter Four.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Michael say he cannot get out of his head?
(a) Rachel.
(b) God.
(c) The booth attendant.
(d) Eternity.

2. About what does Michael feel bad?
(a) That his mother is disappointed in him.
(b) That his father will confront the old man.
(c) How he acted the night before.
(d) That he is setting a poor example for his brother.

3. How is Rachel's aunt helping Professor Gordon?
(a) She is a nurse and cares for him.
(b) She types his manuscripts.
(c) She keeps track of his correspondence.
(d) She proofs his writing.

4. To what religion does the narrator's neighborhood belong?
(a) Muslim.
(b) Christian.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Buddhism.

5. What is one thing that is established in the narrator's neighborhood as it becomes more populous?
(a) A bookie system.
(b) A neighborhood watch system.
(c) Two rival gangs.
(d) Educational institutions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rachel urging Michael to do?

2. Who is Giordano Bruno?

3. Why does Michael hate orthodox Jews?

4. Why are the Gordons angry with Rachel?

5. About what is the narrator's father writing a book?

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