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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Reasons for Staying - Almost Human, Pages 75 - 95).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Künstlerroman," what are the lover's clothes returned to them like?
(a) Rags.
(b) Shame.
(c) Glory.
(d) Crumpled laws.

2. In "Not Even," what does the speaker "throw himself" into?
(a) His job.
(b) Pain.
(c) Helplessness.
(d) Gravity.

3. In "Snow Theory," what does the speaker say we will always have?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Hope.
(c) Something we found.
(d) Something we lost.

4. In "Tell Me Something Good," what does the speaker's mother's boyfriend smell like?
(a) Beer.
(b) Chips.
(c) Antifreeze.
(d) Whiskey and oreos.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "American Legend," what does the dog do after the crash?

2. In "Reasons for Staying," by what light does the speaker read his books?

3. In "Waterline," what does the speaker ask for?

4. In "American Legend," what is the dog's name?

5. In "Beautiful Short Loser," what does the speaker say the past tense always is?

(see the answer key)

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