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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Simple as 1, 2,3; Getting Ahead; Hotel City; Who Is Herman; Sexist Pig.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Richard told the women who were protesting that they should be concerned about the cop in his story. Why?
(a) Because cops are corrupt.
(b) Because it is not known whether the cop was a man or a woman.
(c) Because she was a woman.
(d) Because he was harrassing a woman.

2. When Arlene was in the hospital in Albuquerque, why did she have a little charcoal broiler in her room?
(a) To make steaks.
(b) To give to Richard as a gift.
(c) To keep it warm.
(d) To make it more like home.

3. Richard was so sensitive about being a sissy that it even bothered him to buy what snacks from the market?
(a) Toasted Dainties and Lady Fingers.
(b) Bon-Bons and Lady Fingers.
(c) Pink cupcakes and Peppermint Patties.
(d) Peppermint Patties and Toasted Dainties.

4. When Richard was a small boy, what did his father read to him?
(a) The bible.
(b) The dictionary.
(c) The Encyclopaedia Britannica.
(d) The Adventures of Huck Finn.

5. What color were the pencils that Arlene sent to Richard?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) Yellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Richard say was the word that described the "printed pictures which had just come out in newspapers"?

2. On his way back from Brazil, where did Richard stop at?

3. Richard stated that when he was a kid growing up in Far Rockaway, he and his friend, Bernie, both had what in their homes?

4. In Part 1: Hotel City, Richard mentions going on a tour inside the United Nations building in Geneva, Switzerland. What kind of handles did the big auditorium doors have?

5. The taxi driver mentioned in Part 1: Getting Ahead said he wanted to build for the future by betting on horses. What did the taxi driver say he would buy if he won money on the horses?

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