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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what does the narrator describe having been allowed to play by the tall man with the small, dark moustache in Chapter 1?
(a) A puppy.
(b) A gold pocket watch.
(c) A 100-year-old sword.
(d) A croquet set.

2. The narrator’s mother supported herself and her son by what means, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Growing vegetables.
(b) Sewing.
(c) Tutoring students.
(d) Giving violin lessons.

3. The landlord of the boarding house in Chapter 5 makes approximately how many cigars per day?
(a) 60.
(b) 220.
(c) 140.
(d) 100.

4. What book does the narrator describe as having “used to lie in splendid neglect on the center table in our little parlor” in Chapter 2?
(a) The Korah.
(b) The Torah.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The Episcopal Prayer-book.

5. What city does the narrator describe as “a big, dull, red town” in Chapter 4?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Biloxi.
(c) Miami.
(d) Knoxville.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nickname of the fourteen-year-old boy that the narrator befriends in Chapter 1?

2. Within how much time is the narrator accounted the fastest at pulling the long stems from tobacco leaves at the factory in Chapter 5?

3. What is the Pullman car porter wearing when the narrator encounters him at a ball in Chapter 5?

4. What does the tall man with the small, dark moustache drill a hole through in Chapter 1 as the narrator watches?

5. Who does the narrator say stood at the head of his list of heroes for a long time in Chapter 2?

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