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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: You Have to be Cruel to be Kind.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) "It is your turn to discard."
(d) "I know you from somewhere."

2. Where does Tod Friendly work after (in the narrator's experience) he is demoted?
(a) Guard duty.
(b) Garbage detail.
(c) Cafeteria duty.
(d) Real estate.

3. How does the narrator feel at the beginning of the book?
(a) He has an ankle pain.
(b) Completely paralyzed.
(c) Strong and young.
(d) Old and full of fear.

4. What does the narrator think always happens to the attraction Tod Friendly feels for women?
(a) It gets stronger until they find out about his past.
(b) It fades away in time.
(c) It gets stronger until Tod Friendly asks them to sleep over.
(d) It never gets strong enough that he speaks to them.

5. How does the narrator learn to make sense of what people say?
(a) He translates their words from another language.
(b) He deciphers the code in which people speak.
(c) He reads their lips.
(d) He reverses their words.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator believe food comes from?

2. Where does the narrator believe the weather is always good?

3. What does the narrator think Tod Friendly would do at the food store?

4. How many forward gears does the narrator think Tod Friendly's car has?

5. In the narrator's experience, where is Tod Friendly when he begins to touch himself?

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