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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: Linguists and Contenders.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wittman dream he can hear crying?
(a) Trees
(b) Dead birds
(c) Skeletal children
(d) Buried people

2. Which of the following toys does Wittman object to?
(a) A basketball cannon
(b) A ninja star
(c) A doctor's syringe
(d) A baseball shooter

3. Where does Wittman attend a party?
(a) Saramento
(b) Oakland
(c) Beverly Hills
(d) Princeton

4. Which of the following was Nanci at college?
(a) A Peking Doll
(b) An Oski Doll
(c) A cheerleader
(d) Ladies chess champion

5. Why does Wittman marry Tasa?
(a) To get away form his mother
(b) To avoid the draft
(c) To get a visa
(d) He loves her

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Wittman first meet Tasa?

2. Who does Nanci compare Wittman's work to?

3. What does the poet say he was discouraged by?

4. What does Wittman call the oriental man's accent?

5. What is the name of the boat's singer?

(see the answer key)

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