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 rich.
(c) That he was a stable, reliable man.
(d) That he was in and out of mental hospitals during his childhood.

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

4. What does the author mention his life was often interrupted by, in the prologue?
(a) Drunken visits to New York.
(b) Visits from his family.
(c) Drunken visits to London.
(d) His mom.

5. What is described at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) How the author injured the pianist.
(b) How the author left home.
(c) How the relationship of the pianist and Dagmar ended.
(d) How the pianist hurt Dagmar.

6. What did the person who told the author he lost do to make Tobey lose the game in Chapter 6?
(a) Did not time the race.
(b) Was not watching to validly say who won or lost.
(c) Blocked the finish line.
(d) Moved his rings aside.

7. How does the author describe Jean and Dagmar when he leaves them to go with Tobey's family in Chapter 6?
(a) Quarreling.
(b) Kissing.
(c) Bickering.
(d) Fighting.

8. How does the author describe his time with his friend in Chapter 3?
(a) Fun.
(b) Silent solitude and joy at the core.
(c) It is a bond that will last a lifetime.
(d) Adventurous.

9. Which of the following does the author NOT describe about the place he stayed at, in Chapter 4?
(a) Atmosphere.
(b) Sounds.
(c) Tastes.
(d) Smells.

10. In Chapter 5, who was the pianist jealous over?
(a) Jean.
(b) Alison.
(c) Dagmar.
(d) Tobey.

11. What has the author gained between the time he writes about these events to the time in which they actually took place?
(a) Contempt.
(b) Insight.
(c) Patience.
(d) Maturity.

12. What does the prologue offer the reader?
(a) A background on the author's family.
(b) Describe's the author's visions.
(c) A sense of the author as a human being.
(d) An excuse to read more.

13. What did the author and Tobey ride when the author went with Tobey's family in Chapter 6?
(a) The Scrambler.
(b) A Ferris wheel.
(c) Go carts.
(d) Bumper cars.

14. In Chapter 3, what does the author mention he and his friend discovered together?
(a) A dead deer.
(b) A dead horse.
(c) A dead cat.
(d) A dead mule.

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