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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of fur does Meg tell Karen a girl like her should wear?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Sheared beaver.
(c) Squirrel.
(d) Fox.

2. What is Peggy’s father’s line of work?
(a) Priest.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Truck driver.
(d) Engineer.

3. Where does Lee go looking for Peggy?
(a) Fairfax.
(b) Richmond.
(c) Fredericksburg.
(d) Reston.

4. How did Lomax get certified as unemployable?
(a) He faked a coma for six months.
(b) He got a recruiter at a National Guard center to write him a letter.
(c) He was in an accident in his van.
(d) He developed epilepsy.

5. How does the narrator characterize Lomax?
(a) A raconteur.
(b) A flaneur.
(c) An aesthete.
(d) A connoisseur.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says that Lee and Byrdie look like advertisements for shirts and baby food: what does she say Peggy looks like?

2. Which famous writer’s footsteps does Peggy see herself following in?

3. What does the narrator say makes Peggy’s house like the Mekong Delta?

4. What kind of reading material has Peggy brought with her to the shack?

5. For how long was Peggy fixated on sleeping with Lee?

(see the answer key)

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