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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Marcel Proust Meets the New Jersey Tailgater, and Survives.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does the narrator share his favorite snack?
(a) Max and Pig Out.
(b) Jocko and Big Al.
(c) Pig Out and Pauli.
(d) Pig Out and Big Al.

2. What did Marcel Proust do to soundproof his environment?
(a) Worked in a cork-lined room.
(b) Put cotton in his ears.
(c) Wore ear muffs.
(d) Worked in a bank vault.

3. What type of boat do the campers get to try?
(a) Speed.
(b) Kayak.
(c) Pontoon.
(d) Canoe.

4. How does the narrator view the foibles of mankind in his corner of the world?
(a) With irritation.
(b) With love.
(c) With hate.
(d) With disregard.

5. Who is the scholarly one in the narrator's dorm?
(a) Morrison.
(b) Umbaugh.
(c) Goldberg.
(d) Dagellio.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the boys when they are in search of clues?

2. What is the narrator talking about when he says that one man sneezing blew the top off his next door neighbor's sandwich?

3. In what city landmark is the narrator stalled?

4. Why does Colonel Bullard berate the boys of the Mole Lodge?

5. What surprising things do the boys find as they pick up trash?

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