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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 45, The Last Streetcar or Adoration of a Preserving Jar.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Miss Pioch meet her lover?
(a) They sit next to each other at the Onion Cellar.
(b) He stomps her toe on the streetcar.
(c) They run into each other on the street.
(d) They are new neighbors.

2. As an adult, what does Oskar do with his old drums?
(a) Keeps them.
(b) Throws them out.
(c) Gives them to the needy.
(d) Numbers and stores them in the basement.

3. What instrument does Klepp play?
(a) Drum.
(b) Piano.
(c) Clarinet.
(d) Trumpet.

4. In Chapter 34, why can't Oskar drum or write?
(a) He is not allowed.
(b) He loses his will.
(c) He prefers to talk to Bruno.
(d) His joints are in pain.

5. What type of existence does Oskar live after his mother's death?
(a) Dismal.
(b) Boring.
(c) Unfulfilling.
(d) Peaceful.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 9, what play do Oskar and the other children see?

2. While on the road with the midget troupe, who does Oskar sleep with?

3. Who is married on the furlough?

4. What wakes Oskar up after he falls asleep in the mail room of the post office?

5. How many glasses does Zeidler smash when he is angry with his wife?

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