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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Marathon Run of Lonesome Ernie, the Arkansas Traveler.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the narrator think as he is stalled in this chapter?
(a) How each generation attacks the next.
(b) How much his head hurts.
(c) What he is going to have for dinner.
(d) How much beer he has at home.

3. The narrator now understands that _______________ bet against the school team and disabled the star player in the laxative contest.
(a) Umbaugh.
(b) Goldberg.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Jocko.

4. On what highway was the narrator traveling the day before?
(a) New Jersey Turnpike.
(b) Route 66.
(c) Route 22.
(d) I-95.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the sergeant make Dan Baxter do when he catches Dan smoking?

2. Why are the boys frightened during swimming lessons?

3. What was the narrator's army radar company?

4. Who is the camp leader who facilitates the boys' getting on the camp bus?

5. What does Umbaugh offer to do after the contest?

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