The Fortress of Solitude Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why does Rachel insist her son go outside to play? (from Part 1, Chapters 1 - 6)

So he will get used to gentrification.

So he will lose his whiteness.

So he will come to understand the realities of thug life.

So he does not grow up sheltered.

2.

Why does Dylan begin to recall the events of his past as he travels? (from Part 3: Chapters 1 - 7)

Because Dylan is reading his childhood journal as he travels.

Because the return to Dean Street is a return to the past.

Because Dylan is stuck in the past and is unable to function as an adult.

Because he has not been back in six years to recall the events of the past.

3.

What is symbolized by Dyaln's throwing down of cash at Mingus's place? (from Part 1, Chapter 14 - Part 2, Liner Note)

That he is no longer going to use drugs.

That he is no longer friends with Mingus.

That he is no longer white.

That he is no longer of Dean Street.

4.

Why did Dylan end up attending school in Berkeley? (from Part 3, Chapters 8 - 16)

Because he wanted a drug-user atmosphere.

Because it would get him as far away from Camden as possible.

Becuase it was the only school that would still have him.

Because he originally planned to move to Japan.

5.

What proves to be the first bond of friendship between Dylan and Mingus? (from Part 1, Chapters 1 - 6)

Chasing girls.

1960s rock music.

Comic books.

A love of punk music.

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