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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: Multiply Zero By Zero And You Still Get Zero.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator feel about John Young's departure from New York?
(a) He envies his escape from the hospital.
(b) He is glad that they could escape together.
(c) He is proud of the work John Young did there.
(d) He resents John Young's virility.

2. How does the narrator feel about Irene?
(a) He loves her.
(b) He is afraid of her.
(c) He is disappointed by her.
(d) He is cool to her affection.

3. What happens to Tod Friendly's body over time?
(a) He spends less and less time masturbating.
(b) He spends more and more time in the bathroom.
(c) He gets younger, stronger, and more virile.
(d) He gets older and more infirm.

4. What describes Odilo Unverdorben's sex life with his wife while he is working for the Waffen Secret Service?
(a) He sleeps with prostitutes, not with his wife.
(b) They make love all the time.
(c) He is impotent.
(d) They only make love when they think she might conceive a baby.

5. What does the old man tell Tod Friendly after the narrator sees Tod drive his car away from the fire hydrant?
(a) "Your driving days are over."
(b) "I need a prescription for pain."
(c) "I know you from somewhere."
(d) "It is your turn to discard."

Short Answer Questions

1. What seems to the narrator to make more sense backwards?

2. How does Odilo Unverdorben's wife relax while she is pregnant?

3. How old is Odilo Unverdorben when the narrator thinks he returned to married life?

4. What do Odilo Unverdorben and Herta discuss while she is pregnant?

5. Where does the narrator think that Tod Friendly finds love letters?

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