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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: Here There Is No Why.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator think that Tod Friendly finds love letters?
(a) In the trash.
(b) In the old house.
(c) In the mail box.
(d) At his job.

2. When does the narrator feel that he and Tod Friendly have things in common?
(a) When Tod Friendly is dreaming about a person in a lab coat.
(b) When Tod Friendly is looking at women.
(c) When Tod Friendly is talking to Irene.
(d) When Tod Friendly is taking money from prostitutes.

3. What does the woman say after John Young bursts into her apartment after taking off all his clothes?
(a) "You don't want to know."
(b) "I love you."
(c) "You jerk!"
(d) "My husband."

4. How does Hamilton de Souza pay the old Spanish man?
(a) German deutsch marks.
(b) French francs.
(c) Gold ingots.
(d) US dollars.

5. In what condition is Auschwitz when the narrator thinks Odilo Unverdorben arrives there?
(a) Functional place, but no one was speaking.
(b) Full of confidence in making human progress.
(c) Thriving, with sweet smells in the air.
(d) Dirty, with human feces everywhere.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John Young tell the Reverend Kreditor when they meet?

2. How does the narrator feel about eating?

3. Where does the narrator believe food comes from?

4. What does the narrator wish he could say to Irene?

5. What happens when the narrator has a moment of lucidity?

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