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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 26-44.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator describe Holly's cat?
(a) A red tiger-striped tom.
(b) A feral, dirty creature.
(c) Light and wiry, just like its owner.
(d) Soft, and ginger in color.

2. According to Holly, what are the mean reds?
(a) Angst.
(b) Depression.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Impatience.

3. What country does Holly believe is a great place for raising horses?
(a) Canada.
(b) United States.
(c) England.
(d) Mexico.

4. What does O.J. Berman call Holly when he first meets the narrator?
(a) A phony.
(b) A tease.
(c) A manipulator.
(d) An animal.

5. How old does the narrator guess Holly is?
(a) Anywhere between sixteen and thirty.
(b) Around twenty-two to twenty-three.
(c) Under Twenty.
(d) Twenty-five-ish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator admire in an antique store's window?

2. Whose number does Holly ask O.J. for?

3. How old does a man have to be before Holly will get excited about him?

4. According to the narrator, what blotted out Holly's eyes when he first saw her?

5. How does the narrator describe the inscription on Holly's calling card?

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