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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Dear Rose - Woodworking at the End of the World, Pages 96 - 113).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the speaker in "Skinny Dipping" wear as he falls?
(a) His hat.
(b) His gloves.
(c) Blue vans.
(d) His ring.

2. In "You Guys," what does the speaker apologize for "only" being useful in?
(a) Singing.
(b) Language.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Cleaning.

3. In "No One Knows the Way to Heaven," what does the speaker think might be temporary?
(a) Time.
(b) Extinction.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Bliss.

4. In "Dear Rose," what did Calvino say human instinct dictates?
(a) To laugh when someone falls.
(b) To want to establish dominance.
(c) To be sorry when someone dies.
(d) To always be hungrier than before.

5. What does the speaker compare his name to in "Skinny Dipping"?
(a) The future.
(b) A piece of meat.
(c) The past tense.
(d) A vegetable.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Amazon History of a Former Nail Salon Worker," what is the first indication that the worker is undergoing cancer treatment?

2. What does the speaker do at 2 a.m. in "You Guys"?

3. In "Künstlerroman," what birthday does the speaker revisit?

4. In "Rise and Shine," what do the crickets do in first light?

5. In "The Last Prom Queen in Antarctica," what does the speaker "cut his teeth on"?

(see the answer key)

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