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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Early Essays.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does God make a bet with regarding Job's faithfulness to God?
(a) Michael the Archangel.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Satan.
(d) Woody Allen.

2. What request does Job make of God toward the end of his story?
(a) That God take his job more seriously.
(b) That God will leave him alone forever.
(c) He asks God for 100 days without rain.
(d) He asks God for a new house.

3. What is Kaiser's role in this story?
(a) He is a private detective hired to help Word with a blackmailer.
(b) He is just a guy off the street.
(c) He is a Word's older half-brother.
(d) He is a man seeking revenge on Flossie.

4. Who is the only group member left at the door by the time vigilant Kleinman is ready to go?
(a) Mick.
(b) Al.
(c) Max.
(d) Charlie.

5. What secret does Kaiser find out about Flossie?
(a) That she is really a he.
(b) That she cannot even read.
(c) That she is a genious.
(d) That she has aspirations of writing her own book one day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the merchant's t-shirts when he adds the animal to them as God suggested?

2. What question does a dead husband ask his living wife during a seance?

3. What are the characters in "The Sacrifice" ?

4. Why does Word use Flossie's call-girl service?

5. What conclusion does Allen come to in "On Tripping Through a Copse Picking Violets"?

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