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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the author blurt out to another person in Chapter 15?
(a) He had to use the bathroom.
(b) He was poor.
(c) He was not first class.
(d) He was not single.

2. Who was born at the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) The author's half-brother.
(b) Victor's son.
(c) The author's brother.
(d) The author's half-sister.

3. How did Jean plan to make money in Chapter 9?
(a) Selling fruit on a street corner.
(b) Becoming a chef.
(c) Selling knock-off purses and sunglasses.
(d) Renting a house.

4. What happened to the author the remainder of his trip in Chapter 15?
(a) He got a cold.
(b) He was seasick.
(c) He was heartbroken.
(d) He was in a car accident and was in recovery.

5. In what season did Chapter 9 take place?
(a) Sping.
(b) Winter.
(c) Fall.
(d) Summer.

6. Which of the following is NOT a description of Tobey when the author visited him in the trip he described in Chapter 14?
(a) Gangly.
(b) Acne faced.
(c) Barely articulate.
(d) School drop out.

7. What does the author describe at the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) His voyage to Africa.
(b) His trip out West.
(c) His drive across America.
(d) His voyage to Eurpoe.

8. Who does the author mention being self-absorbed and self-dramatizing in Chapter 10?
(a) Dr. Williams.
(b) Mrs. Huggins.
(c) Dr. Casey.
(d) Dr. Case.

9. Who waved to the author in Chapter 17?
(a) Jean and Victor.
(b) Dagmar and Jessica.
(c) Dagmar and Jean.
(d) Alison and Dagmar.

10. What were the author's two short-lived jobs in the visit he described in Chapter 14?
(a) Waiter and bowling alley.
(b) Movie theater and bowling alley.
(c) Waiter and cabana boy.
(d) Movie theater and waiter.

11. What was the author awkwardly questioned about in Chapter 10?
(a) His dreams and ambitions in life.
(b) His home life.
(c) His deepest secrets.
(d) His sex life.

12. What did the author see that suddenly made him sexually energized in Chapter 10?
(a) A woman's neck.
(b) A woman's thigh.
(c) A woman's wrist.
(d) A woman's cleavage.

13. How did the author feel when he was accepted to college?
(a) Sad.
(b) Relatively calm.
(c) Excited.
(d) Disappointed.

14. Where did the author work in Chapter 15?
(a) The Electric Elephant Cafe.
(b) The Electro Magenetic Cafe.
(c) The Electro Research Company.
(d) The Electric Field.

15. What did the author do after he made his way through the crowd in Chapter 17?
(a) Looked at his map.
(b) Took a sip of water.
(c) Settled in his cabin and explored the ship.
(d) Looked at his compass.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jean ask in his letter in Chapter 11?

2. How did the author describe his coworker Jimmy?

3. What transformation did Dagmar go through in Chapter 11?

4. Where was the author moving at the beginning of Chapter 9?

5. What did his mother reluctantly confirm to the author in Chapter 13?

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