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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Taft stop working on the deck early in Chapter 5?
(a) He is too tired.
(b) Carl storms off.
(c) He is having chest pains.
(d) Fay needs a ride.

2. What vaguely racist thing does the bartender at Rum Boogie Cafe do in Chapter 2?
(a) Offer him Hennessee.
(b) Check John's bills.
(c) Refuse to look him in the eye.
(d) Make John pay in cash.

3. What do John and Fay eat for dinner in Chapter 9?
(a) Burgers.
(b) Cobb salads,
(c) Crab.
(d) Steaks.

4. Who approaches John Nickel about a job at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Carl.
(b) Cyndi.
(c) Fay.
(d) Wallace.

5. What is obvious about Carl's disposition in Chapter 2?
(a) He is standoffish.
(b) He is highly caffeinated.
(c) He is stoned.
(d) He is autistic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does John offer to drive Fay home in Chapter 3?

2. In Chapter 6, what does John tell the Woodmoores about his interest in Ruth?

3. How old was Marion when she met John?

4. What does Carl do while he is at the bar in Chapter 3?

5. Who does the applicant in Chapter 1 remind John Nickel of?

(see the answer key)

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