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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Lost Civilization of Deli.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To the narrator, New Jersey symbolizes ___________________.
(a) white trash culture.
(b) primitive culture.
(c) American culture.
(d) elegant culture.

2. Why might the films found on Madison Ave. lead the archaeologists to think they are scriptures?
(a) The word Ave in Latin means prayer.
(b) They are altering belief systems.
(c) The announcer's voices sound like God.
(d) There are so many people represented in them.

3. What was the name of the narrator's childhood summer camp?
(a) Camp Nobba-WaWa-Nockee.
(b) Camp Nobba-Knees-Nockee.
(c) Camp Potawatamie.
(d) Camp Q-To-Kee.

4. Who was Howard's client?
(a) The National Lemon Growers Association.
(b) Kraft Foods.
(c) General Motors.
(d) The NFL.

5. The tendency of all New Jerseyites to long for home is called ____________________.
(a) Home Sweet New Jersey.
(b) New Jersey Nostalgia.
(c) Old Folks Week.
(d) There's No Place Like New Jersey.

Short Answer Questions

1. How can the narrator best be described in comparison to his camp mates?

2. In what format does the narrator recall the information about writers?

3. What is the name of first-year campers at the narrator's childhood summer camp?

4. What did Marcel Proust do to soundproof his environment?

5. The head of the camp swears in the boys with an oath and _____________________.

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