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

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

3. What does Tod Friendly think the orderlies did to him at the accident scene?
(a) Kissed him.
(b) Took him to the hospital.
(c) Shaved him.
(d) Stole his money.

4. Which war does Tod Friendly protest?
(a) The Korean War.
(b) The Cold War.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) World War II.

5. What does Tod Friendly tell Irene when she asks him about his secret?
(a) "You don't want to know."
(b) "It's none of your business."
(c) "One day I'll tell you."
(d) "I'll tell you as soon as we get married."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator get his mail from?

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

3. What can the narrator control?

4. How does the narrator know that Tod Friendly speaks a second language?

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

(see the answer key)

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