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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11, 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What other memory does the author also narrate at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) A frightening encounter with Jean's alcoholic brother.
(b) A conversation he had with his mom.
(c) A near death experience.
(d) Going fishing.

2. What does Chapter 10 narrate?
(a) A school day.
(b) A memory of the author's.
(c) A dream of the author's.
(d) A trip to the zoo.

3. Who does the author remember at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) His first house.
(b) His first wife.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

4. What did the author do in Chapter 11 after the person overstayed her welcome?
(a) Kicked her out.
(b) Called his mom.
(c) Ran away.
(d) Screamed at Jean.

5. How did the author feel about their arrival in Chapter 4?
(a) He was anxious.
(b) He was excited.
(c) He was scared.
(d) He dreaded it.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, what did the author have in common with the person he hitchhiked with?

2. What did the author and the other boys accuse Ligget of being?

3. According to the prologue, when did the author find himself racing home?

4. According to Chapter 1, what does a first person biography offer?

5. Where does the prologue take place?

(see the answer key)

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