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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator's mother accuse him of going to eat in Chapter 2?
(a) Katz's Deli.
(b) Henry's Burgers.
(c) O'Casey's.
(d) Harold's Hot Dog.

2. What is all the unconscious can do, according to Freud?
(a) Hate.
(b) Want.
(c) Loathe.
(d) Fear.

3. What does the narrator say was a "mixup" in his house?
(a) The sexes of his parents.
(b) Religion.
(c) The children.
(d) The dog.

4. The narrator claims in Chapter 4 that he brings his parents nothing but what?
(a) Grief.
(b) Rage.
(c) Irritation.
(d) Sorrow.

5. What did the narrator's father encourage him to take a course in in high school?
(a) Home Economics.
(b) Woodworking.
(c) Typing.
(d) Shorthand.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the narrator's cousin's name who lives in Newark?

3. What is the title of Chapter 4?

4. What is the narrator's mother doing when he sees her menstrual blood?

5. What kind of grades does the young narrator make?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Chapter 2 primarily about?

2. What became of the narrator's cousin? Why?

3. Why does the young Alex believe he has cancer?

4. What do Alex and his parents argue about after their dinner in Chapter 4?

5. What are the protagonist's principle memories of his father from early childhood?

6. What frustration does the narrator express in Chapter 4 about his job and his parents' view of it?

7. Who does the main character think all of his teachers are in disguise? Why?

8. What does the narrator's father urge him to take lessons in? Why?

9. How did the narrator's father feel about his job? How did he express his feelings to his family?

10. How does the narrator describe his sister in their early years?

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