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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 "Motherless Brooklyn".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Minna is abducted, Lionel and Gilbert are able to find him because
(a) They guess where he is being taken
(b) They are able to follow the car.
(c) He is wearing a wire and gives them clues.
(d) Tony calls and tells them where he is.

2. At the hospital, the doctors tell Lionel and Gilbert
(a) That Frank had a heart attack.
(b) That Frank is in surgery.
(c) That Frank needs stitches.
(d) That they couldn't save Frank.

3. Lionel finds Frank
(a) By listening to the headphones until he hears his own footsteps.
(b) By yelling and listening for Frank to yell back.
(c) By accidentally tripping over him in the dark.
(d) By torturing the giant until he gets the information out of him.

4. When Frank says, "Don't tug the boat," he means
(a) Interrupting.
(b) Failing to introduce someone.
(c) Making everyone wait for you.
(d) Pushing your luck too far.

5. The personal items Frank leaves in the back seat of the car so that they are not stolen in the hospital are
(a) His bible and glasses.
(b) His picture of Julia and wedding ring.
(c) His wallet, watch and beeper.
(d) His gun and phone.

Short Answer Questions

1. The names Matricardi and Rockaforte are

2. As Lionel searches for the "language of himself" as a boy, he relates to

3. Gilbert is tolerant of Lionel because

4. The phenomenon that the boys study by watching television shows like I Dream of Jeannie and the Brady Bunch is

5. The Minna Man convinced that the Italians will return for him is

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