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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 49 - 89).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What university did the narrator of The Eternal Glory That Is Ham Hocks quit in order to pursue a career in the culinary arts?
(a) Lehigh.
(b) Brown.
(c) Drexel.
(d) Princeton.

2. Why does Lazarus go to the grocery store to begin with the day he sees J.C. there?
(a) He needed ice cream.
(b) He needed clean drinking water.
(c) He needed cheese.
(d) He ran out of Tums.

3. Who does the music star's accent make Ed Phelps think of?
(a) The Green Hens.
(b) The Deftones.
(c) The Beatles.
(d) The Nimrids.

4. What does the music star call Ed, to Ed's surprise?
(a) Deacon.
(b) Buddy.
(c) Bacon.
(d) Henchman.

5. Which of the following lines is from the song Ed sings for the music star and others?
(a) To everything, turn, turn, turn.
(b) Stars shining bright above you.
(c) Time is on our side.
(d) You get a line and I'll get a pole, honey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator ask his mother how to cook in the story The Eternal Glory That Is Ham Hocks?

2. Which company owned all of Hughes's real estate?

3. Who is Cicero's uncle?

4. Who is working at the front desk in the police station when Lazarus gets there?

5. What is the quote that Kenan uses to open the story The Eternal Glory That is Ham Hocks?

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