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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Karen characterize Temple’s role in her life?
(a) Partner in crime.
(b) Bête noir.
(c) Boyfriend.
(d) Best friend.

2. Why does Peggy not want to go to a judge to get a divorce?
(a) Fear of Lee’s temper.
(b) Fear of publicity.
(c) Shame for her childrearing.
(d) Fear of losing custody.

3. How old is the newspaper Peggy finds on the shelves in the shack she takes Karen to?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1941.

4. What is Lee’s reaction when Byrdie shows him his poetry?
(a) He celebrates him.
(b) He criticizes him.
(c) He promotes him.
(d) He disavows him.

5. How does the narrator say Lee’s house is regarded among Byrdie’s friends?
(a) Never never land.
(b) Timbuktu.
(c) Oz.
(d) Xanadu.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is it that Temple ends up with his head in Karen’s lap and his feet in Flea’s hands?

2. What color does Lee’s friend Cary say Lee’s aura is?

3. How much does Meg get for selling a dead raccoon to a bait shop?

4. How does Lee’s AIDS scare start?

5. How does the narrator characterize Byrdie’s prose in his papers for school?

(see the answer key)

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