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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lemons on the Grass, Alas.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say is always the butt of comedians' jokes?
(a) The President.
(b) Donald Trump.
(c) Martha Stewart.
(d) New Jersey.

2. What does Lieutenant Cherry warn the men about not doing so the locals won't come after them with guns?
(a) Doing drugs.
(b) Talk about the pretty girls.
(c) Date the local girls.
(d) Get drunk and rowdy.

3. What happened to the narrator on the previous day while traveling?
(a) He was tailgated by another driver.
(b) He hit a fire hydrant.
(c) He ran out of gas.
(d) He had a flat tire.

4. When does Ernie re-join his company after getting off the train?
(a) The next day.
(b) He never returns.
(c) In a couple hours.
(d) In a week.

5. What does the narrator think is a true Utopia?
(a) Vacation.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Childhood.

Short Answer Questions

1. To the narrator, New Jersey symbolizes ___________________.

2. What was the title of the article that the narrator wrote for the GM magazine?

3. To what does the narrator compare the Margate Elephant?

4. What is the narrator's most common position in life?

5. According to the narrator, behind all the gaudiness of New Jersey lies ____________________.

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