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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, pages 34-61.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator move in with his father?
(a) His father is a homosexual.
(b) He has no money.
(c) He hates his mother.
(d) His grandparents out him.

2. What occupation was once held by the narrator's grandfather?
(a) Naval captain.
(b) Lieutenant governor.
(c) Colonel governor.
(d) President of a corporation.

3. Who was the Captain of the Praetorian Guard of Rome?
(a) The narrator's father.
(b) Sebastian.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Omi's father.

4. What do the schoolboys call the graphic game they play with each other?
(a) Dirty.
(b) Hoops.
(c) Sucker punch.
(d) Hat grab.

5. What type of clothing does the narrator wear, once he reaches puberty?
(a) Long pants.
(b) A soldier cap.
(c) Women's clothing.
(d) A naval uniform.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before encountering Omi alone in the schoolyard, what does the narrator believe about Omi?

2. Who scolds the narrator for claiming to remember his birth?

3. What time was the narrator born?

4. From what ailment does the narrator's grandmother suffer?

5. What word does the narrator use to describe the occupation of a night-soil man?

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