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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 48-52.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What day is the painter in Chapter 36 remembering when he paints the portrait of his wife?
(a) Their wedding.
(b) Their first wedding anniversary.
(c) Her birthday.
(d) The day they first met.

2. When is Shepard bedridden with arthritis in Chapter 51?
(a) His twenties.
(b) His thirties.
(c) His fifties.
(d) His forties.

3. As Harvey reveals in Chapter 29, what sport does DiMaggio try before baseball?
(a) Tennis.
(b) Running.
(c) Football.
(d) Soccer.

4. Which one of the following is not mentioned as a job that Jack helps Jim with in Chapter 8?
(a) Operating railroad equipment.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Pumping water.
(d) Gardening.

5. Which description best describes the stories that Harvey reads on the air?
(a) Trivia and interesting facts.
(b) Trivia and riddles.
(c) Interesting facts and riddles.
(d) Trivia, interesting facts, and riddles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Minors claim he cannot travel to meet Murray?

2. After his acting career, what sport is George in Chapter 52 well known for?

3. How many women from her country have been admitted to the Paris Conservatoire before Olga Samaroff?

4. What year is it when the historic double date that is described in Chapter 28 takes place?

5. Where is the man's wife kept as she goes insane in Chapter 9?

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