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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is understood about the author and his perception of the people he introduces in Chapters 2 and 3?
(a) He hates them.
(b) He understands the people more while writing about them, rather than when he was living it.
(c) He loves and feels supports from them.
(d) He needs them.

2. What does the author describe grew between the pianist and Jean?
(a) A growing friendship.
(b) A loving relationship.
(c) Homosexuality.
(d) A growing enmity.

3. What was the verdict of Ligget's trial?
(a) He was beaten.
(b) He was found guilty.
(c) He died.
(d) He lost the battle.

4. According to Chapter 1, what does a first person biography offer?
(a) Historical insight.
(b) A personal opinion about life.
(c) A broader scope over its personal context.
(d) Paradox.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Chapter 5 describe?

2. In what season did the author's friendship blossom, in Chapter 3?

3. In Chapter 5, who was the pianist jealous over?

4. According to Chapter 3, what did the author and his friend do in their free time?

5. What does the author describe being blurred in the final section of Chapter 1?

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