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

2. Where does Tod Friendly meet many of his girlfriends?
(a) In the park.
(b) At work.
(c) In the hospital.
(d) On the street.

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

4. What does the narrator think Tod Friendly would do at the food store?
(a) Shave and shower.
(b) Return his food and get money for it.
(c) Buy food with his money.
(d) Buy food with coupons.

5. What term does the narrator coin to describe the act of eating?
(a) "Vomitorium."
(b) "Celebration of food."
(c) "Going to the restaurant."
(d) "Feasting."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tod Friendly live in the beginning of the book?

2. Who delivers the tabloids every morning?

3. What does the narrator see upon waking at the beginning of the book?

4. Where does Tod Friendly work after (in the narrator's experience) he is demoted?

5. Where does the narrator believe food comes from?

(see the answer key)

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