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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Light at the End of the Tunnel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the narrator traveling as the book opens?
(a) New York to Pennsylvania.
(b) New York to Boston.
(c) New Jersey to New York.
(d) New York to New Jersey.

2. The narrator ruminates that the place he is stranded can ___________________.
(a) waste a man's life.
(b) be a great diversion.
(c) make men mad.
(d) be unhealthy.

3. Why is Big Al unable to play in the big football game the day after the contest?
(a) The game was cancelled.
(b) He is too ill.
(c) He dropped out of school.
(d) He broke his leg.

4. What did each boy bet in the contest?
(a) $5.
(b) $100.
(c) $20.
(d) $50.

5. What wooden animal stands on a beach?
(a) Elephant.
(b) Bear.
(c) Tiger.
(d) Horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator consider the place he is stranded?

2. According to the narrator, American culture builds up what kind of ideas?

3. What name does the narrator say to call him even though it is not his real name?

4. How did the narrator pay for college expenses?

5. What does the narrator say is always the butt of comedians' jokes?

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