View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator keep hidden in the basement for the purpose of pleasuring himself?
(a) A milk bottle.
(b) A jacket.
(c) An apple.
(d) A baseball glove.

2. What is the narrator's mother's name?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Isabel.
(c) Miranda.
(d) Hannah.

3. Who does the narrator describe as "The Most Unforgettable Character I've Met?"
(a) His wife.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His first-grade teacher.

4. What is the narrator's name?
(a) Augustine Portnoy.
(b) Jack Portnoy.
(c) Alexander Portnoy.
(d) Andrew Portnoy.

5. What does the narrator's father hold the wrong way?
(a) A baseball bat.
(b) A pitching glove.
(c) A golf club.
(d) A frying pan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 2?

2. How does the narrator's mother say that Melvin Weiner gave himself colitis?

3. What is the name of the narrator's sister's husband?

4. Who does the narrator's father hold up as someone to emulate in life?

5. Where does the narrator live with his family in his childhood?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 176 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample