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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What writing style does the author repeat throughout the book?
(a) A journal style.
(b) Switching from past to present tenses.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Switching from 1st to 3rd person.

2. What does the author recall about the conditions of the person he remembers in Chapter 1?
(a) That he was poor.
(b) That he was in and out of mental hospitals during his childhood.
(c) That he was a stable, reliable man.
(d) That he was rich.

3. Where did the author and his family go at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Florida.

4. When did the peak of the pianist and Jean's relationship occur?
(a) Easter.
(b) Chirstmas day.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) 4th of July.

5. What was the author in constant fear of in Chapter 4?
(a) Being killed.
(b) Being eaten.
(c) Being left alone.
(d) Being in the dark.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who of the following was NOT an important person to the author's childhood?

2. What does the author describe at the beginning of Chapter 6?

3. How does the author describe his time with his friend in Chapter 3?

4. What does Chapter 10 narrate?

5. What does the prologue offer the reader?

(see the answer key)

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