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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, In which Esther gets a nose job, Chapter 5, in which Stencil goes West with an alligator, and Chapter 6, In which Profane returns to street level.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Profane leave Angel and the rest of the crew?
(a) He is bored.
(b) Without work, he feels there is no longer a reason to stay with them.
(c) He is scared of them.
(d) He is angry.

2. In a cafe in Egypt, what does the waiter P. Aieul hear two Englishmen talk about?
(a) A party at the consulate that night.
(b) A dance they do not want to miss.
(c) A war.
(d) A coming thunderstorm.

3. What happens during "suck hour" at the bar?
(a) Everyone gets a lollipop.
(b) Seamen curl up and sleep.
(c) Sailors can drink from rubber breasts attached to beer taps.
(d) People fight over drinks.

4. What is the name of the tavern that Benny Profane enters in Norfolk, Virginia on Christmas Eve, 1955?
(a) Sailor's Grave.
(b) Mermaid Tavern.
(c) Butch Cat.
(d) Reservoir.

5. What does Angel do for a living?
(a) He cooks meat.
(b) He kills people.
(c) He catches alligators in the sewers of New York City.
(d) He dances in Times Square.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Goodfellow?

2. Who did Stencil meet that talked to him about the sewers and the rat Veronica?

3. What does Paola offer that Fina does not for Profane?

4. What is the name of the owner of the bar in Norfolk, Virginia?

5. How do Benny and Rachel first meet?

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