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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Paul and others on scholarship are required to what additional duty?
(a) Help teachers after school.
(b) Participate in a club in addition to regular classes.
(c) Take AP and Honors classes only.
(d) Four hours of work.

2. What does Vinnie keep calling Austin as he punches him?
(a) Queer.
(b) Sissy.
(c) Faggot.
(d) Homo.

3. Paul makes friends with whom his freshman year?
(a) Francis and Philip.
(b) Kelly and Joanne.
(c) Gene and Frank.
(d) Gene and Francis.

4. What is Gus and Abbot's relationship with the Monette family?
(a) Abbot has Spina bifida and Gus is his father. They are friends with the Monettes.
(b) They work at Cross Coal with Big Paul.
(c) They are Bobby's doctors.
(d) They incessantly bully Bobby and Paul.

5. Who is the object of Paul's fetish?
(a) Audra Hepburn.
(b) Marilyn Monroe.
(c) Judy Garland.
(d) Liz Taylor.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Paul, what keeps him invisible?

2. How old is Monette as he writes his autobiography "Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story?"

3. While in high school, what does Paul dream of becoming as an adult?

4. What secret does Bobby and Jackie have between them?

5. Which teacher does Paul respect most for his intellect?

(see the answer key)

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