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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. Which of the following is NOT a description made by the author about the pianist?
(a) Asexual.
(b) Nasty.
(c) Vindictive.
(d) Ugly.

2. What are the contents of Chapters 4 and 5 examples of?
(a) A description of relationships.
(b) A "coming of age" story.
(c) Prose.
(d) Unrealistic and unnecessary to the context of the book.

3. What was the name of the author's friend that he narrates about in Chapter 3?
(a) Tony.
(b) Tobey.
(c) Tommy.
(d) Todd.

4. Which of the following was NOT an outcome of Ligget's punishment?
(a) The other boys were never punished.
(b) He was taken to the hospital with a broken jaw.
(c) He never went back to school.
(d) He got a stomach virus.

5. Who of the following was NOT an important person to the author's childhood?
(a) The author's mom.
(b) Alison.
(c) Jean.
(d) Tobey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Ligget's punishment?

2. What does the author recall in the final section of Chapter 1?

3. Where was the experimental boarding school the author describes in Chapter 1?

4. What does the author describe in the prologue?

5. Who was Ligget?

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